2019
Cytokine profiles of Necator americanus and Plasmodium falciparum co-infected patients in rural Ghana
Amoani B, Adu B, Frempong MT, Sarkodie-Addo T, Nuvor S, Abu EK, Harrison LM, Cappello M, Gyan B, Wilson MD. Cytokine profiles of Necator americanus and Plasmodium falciparum co-infected patients in rural Ghana. Cytokine X 2019, 1: 100014. PMID: 33604551, PMCID: PMC7885886, DOI: 10.1016/j.cytox.2019.100014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-infected individualsCytokine profileStool samplesCCL11 levelsMalaria parasitaemiaBlood parasitemia levelsCo-infected patientsIL-10 levelsIL-5 levelsTNF-α levelsCytokines interleukin-5Kato-Katz methodCross-sectional studyHuman immune responseTumor necrosis factorKintampo North MunicipalityPresence of hookwormEffect of hookwormRural GhanaEffector mediatorsHookworm intensityCytokine levelsAlbendazole treatmentSerum levelsCytokine responses
2010
Duplex real-time reverse transcriptase PCR to determine cytokine mRNA expression in a hamster model of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis
Espitia CM, Zhao W, Saldarriaga O, Osorio Y, Harrison LM, Cappello M, Travi BL, Melby PC. Duplex real-time reverse transcriptase PCR to determine cytokine mRNA expression in a hamster model of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis. BMC Immunology 2010, 11: 31. PMID: 20569429, PMCID: PMC2909172, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-11-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time RT-PCR assaysReal-time reverse transcriptase PCRRT-PCR assaysReverse transcriptase-PCRCutaneous leishmaniasisType 2 cytokine responsesNew World cutaneous leishmaniasisMRNA expressionDistinct immunological featuresCytokine mRNA expressionChemokine ligand 22Analysis of interleukinChemokine receptor 4Transcriptase-PCRReal-time RT-PCRImmune response moleculesMechanisms of diseaseIL-21IL-10Cytokine responsesFoxp3 expressionIL-12p40Immunological featuresIL-13Duplex real-time RT-PCR assay