Effects of Chronic Ascariasis and Trichuriasis on Cytokine Production and Gene Expression in Human Blood: A Cross-Sectional Study

Miguel Reina Ortiz; Fernanda Schreiber; Susana Benitez; Nely Broncano; Martha E. Chico; Maritza Vaca; Neal Alexander; David J. Lewis; Gordon Dougan; Philip J. Cooper

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001157

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Effects of Chronic Ascariasis and Trichuriasis on Cytokine Production and Gene Expression in Human Blood: A Cross-Sectional Study

Miguel Reina Ortiz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Miguel Reina Ortiz, Fernanda Schreiber

Affiliations Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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Fernanda Schreiber ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Miguel Reina Ortiz, Fernanda Schreiber

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Susana Benitez,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador
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Nely Broncano,

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador
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Martha E. Chico,

Affiliations Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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Maritza Vaca,

Affiliations Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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Neal Alexander,

Affiliation Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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David J. Lewis,

Affiliation St. George's Vaccine Institute, St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Gordon Dougan,

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Philip J. Cooper

* E-mail: P.J.Cooper@liv.ac.uk

Affiliations Centro de Investigaciones, Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quinindé, Ecuador, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, Centre for Infection, St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Effects of Chronic Ascariasis and Trichuriasis on Cytokine Production and Gene Expression in Human Blood: A Cross-Sectional Study

Miguel Reina Ortiz,
Fernanda Schreiber,
Susana Benitez,
Nely Broncano,
Martha E. Chico,
Maritza Vaca,
Neal Alexander,
David J. Lewis,
Gordon Dougan,
Philip J. Cooper

Published: June 7, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001157

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