Alterations in cytokines and haematological parameters during the acute and convalescent phases of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections
Rodrigues-da-Silva, Rodrigo Nunes; Lima-Junior, Josué da Costa; Fonseca, Bruna de Paula Fonseca e; Antas, Paulo Renato Zuquim; Baldez, Arlete; Storer, Fabio Luiz; Santos, Fátima; Banic, Dalma Maria; Oliveira-Ferreira, Joseli de.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 109(2): 154-162, abr. 2014. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS | ID: lil-705821
Haematological and cytokine alterations in malaria are a broad and controversial subject in the literature. However, few studies have simultaneously evaluated various cytokines in a single patient group during the acute and convalescent phases of infection. The aim of this study was to sequentially characterise alterations in haematological patters and circulating plasma cytokine and chemokine levels in patients infected with Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium falciparum from a Brazilian endemic area during the acute and convalescent phases of infection. During the acute phase, thrombocytopaenia, eosinopaenia, lymphopaenia and an increased number of band cells were observed in the majority of the patients. During the convalescent phase, the haematologic parameters returned to normal. During the acute phase, P. vivax and P. falciparum patients had significantly higher interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-17, interferon-γ, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, macrophage inflammatory protein-1β and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor levels than controls and maintained high levels during the convalescent phase. IL-10 was detected at high concentrations during the acute phase, but returned to normal levels during the convalescent phase. Plasma IL-10 concentration was positively correlated with parasitaemia in P. vivax and P. falciparum-infected patients. The same was true for the TNF-α concentration in P. falciparum-infected patients. Finally, the haematological and cytokine profiles were similar between uncomplicated P. falciparum and P. vivax infections.
Assuntos
Adulto Feminino Humanos Masculino Convalescença Citocinas/sangue Malária Falciparum/sangue Malária Vivax/sangue Doença Aguda Brasil Estudos de Casos e Controles /sangue Quimiocinas/sangue Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/sangue Hematócrito Inflamação Interferon gama/sangue Interleucina-1beta/sangue /sangue /sangue /sangue /sangue /sangue /sangue Malária Falciparum/imunologia Malária Vivax/imunologia Parasitemia Plasmodium falciparum/isolamento & purificação Plasmodium vivax/isolamento & purificação Estatísticas não Paramétricas Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/sangue
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