2019
Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Schrock J, Eick G, Bedbury A, Liebert M, Urlacher S, Madimenos F, Harrington C, Amir D, Bribiescas R, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2019, 170: 65-74. PMID: 31260090, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoil-transmitted helminthsIntestinal inflammationImmune system developmentSTH exposureSTH infectionsSpecies of STHFC levelsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsElevated intestinal inflammationIntestinal inflammatory responseAnti-inflammatory pathwayLow FC levelsInfection intensityHuman immune systemUninfected childrenFecal calprotectinRole of exposureInflammatory responseStool samplesTrichuris trichiuraT. trichiuraHelminth infectionsLifestyle changesInflammationImmune system
2013
Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample
Clancy K, Klein L, Ziomkiewicz A, Nenko I, Jasienska G, Bribiescas R. Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample. American Journal Of Human Biology 2013, 25: 389-398. PMID: 23606228, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomarkers of inflammationMenstrual cycleLowest CRP tertileOvarian hormone concentrationsAge of menarcheHigh CRPOvarian suppressionCRP tertileTiming of menarcheOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsOvarian functionInverse associationLow progesteroneHormone concentrationsStrong negative predictorSalivary progesteroneRecall methodInflammatory sensitivityCRPMenarcheInflammationImmune challengeEstradiolNegative predictor