Search Results - "Kaisar, Maria M M"
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Infection with Soil-Transmitted Helminths Is Associated with Increased Insulin Sensitivity
Published in PloS one (10-06-2015)“…Given that helminth infections have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in animal studies, which may be explained by beneficial effects on energy balance…”
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Butyrate Conditions Human Dendritic Cells to Prime Type 1 Regulatory T Cells via both Histone Deacetylase Inhibition and G Protein-Coupled Receptor 109A Signaling
Published in Frontiers in immunology (30-10-2017)“…Recently, it has become clear that short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and in particular butyrate, have anti-inflammatory properties. Murine studies have shown…”
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The Schistosoma mansoni lipidome: Leads for immunomodulation
Published in Analytica chimica acta (11-12-2018)“…Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic helminth that infects millions of people mostly in tropical parts of the world. Different life cycle stages of S.mansoni,…”
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Polyparasitism and its impact on the immune system
Published in International journal for parasitology (15-08-2010)“…Parasitic infections are common in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and concomitant infection, polyparasitism, is the rule rather than the…”
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Relationship between carotid intima media thickness and helminth infections on Flores Island, Indonesia
Published in PloS one (24-01-2013)“…To examine the association between helminth infections and atherosclerosis. Chronic helminth infection, which can lead to poor nutritional status and…”
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Community deworming alleviates geohelminth-induced immune hyporesponsiveness
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (01-11-2016)“…In cross-sectional studies, chronic helminth infections have been associated with immunological hyporesponsiveness that can affect responses to unrelated…”
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The effect of three-monthly albendazole treatment on malarial parasitemia and allergy: a household-based cluster-randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Published in PloS one (19-03-2013)“…Helminth infections are proposed to have immunomodulatory activities affecting health outcomes either detrimentally or beneficially. We evaluated the effects…”
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Dectin-1/2-induced autocrine PGE2 signaling licenses dendritic cells to prime Th2 responses
Published in PLoS biology (01-04-2018)“…The molecular mechanisms through which dendritic cells (DCs) prime T helper 2 (Th2) responses, including those elicited by parasitic helminths, remain…”
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Asymptomatic Plasmodial Infection Is Associated With Increased Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor II—Expressing Regulatory T Cells and Suppressed Type 2 Immune Responses
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-05-2013)“…Background. In malaria-endemic areas, a proportion of individuals becomes chronic carriers of parasites with few or no clinical signs. There is little…”
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Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Atopic Sensitization in Indonesia
Published in PloS one (19-06-2013)“…The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased not only in high income but also in low-to-middle income countries. However, risk factors for their…”
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The Effect of Gut Microbiome Composition on Human Immune Responses: An Exploration of Interference by Helminth Infections
Published in Frontiers in genetics (06-11-2019)“…Background: Soil-transmitted helminths have been shown to have the immune regulatory capacity, which they use to enhance their long term survival within their…”
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Effect of a short course of iron polymaltose on acquisition of malarial parasitaemia in anaemic Indonesian schoolchildren: a randomized trial
Published in Malaria journal (28-01-2017)“…Concern exists about the safety of iron supplementation given to individuals in malarious areas. The possible unfavourable impact of iron supplementation on…”
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Correction: Infection with Soil-Transmitted Helminths Is Associated with Increased Insulin Sensitivity
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Improved diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura by using a bead-beating procedure on ethanol preserved stool samples prior to DNA isolation and the performance of multiplex real-time PCR for intestinal parasites
Published in Parasitology (01-06-2017)“…For the majority of intestinal parasites, real-time PCR-based diagnosis outperforms microscopy. However, the data for Trichuris trichiura have been less…”
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Competing for blood: the ecology of parasite resource competition in human malaria–helminth co‐infections
Published in Ecology letters (01-04-2018)“…Ecological theory suggests that co‐infecting parasite species can interact within hosts directly, via host immunity and/or via resource competition. In mice,…”
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Optimization and application of digital droplet PCR for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva specimen using commercially available kit
Published in Biology methods and protocols (2024)“…The coronavirus disease-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant global health crisis, causing hundreds of millions of cases and millions of deaths. Despite…”
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Epidemiology of Plasmodium infections in Flores Island, Indonesia using real-time PCR
Published in Malaria journal (24-05-2013)“…DNA-based diagnostic methods have been shown to be highly sensitive and specific for the detection of malaria. An 18S-rRNA-based, real-time polymerase chain…”
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A longitudinal study of allergy and intestinal helminth infections in semi urban and rural areas of Flores, Indonesia (ImmunoSPIN Study)
Published in BMC infectious diseases (01-04-2011)“…The prevalence of asthma and atopic disease has been reported to be low in low income countries, however helminth infections are likely to be high among these…”
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Inconclusive results of SARS-CoV2 RT-qPCR: To retest or not? [version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]
Published in F1000 research (2022)“…Background: Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is widely used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections. A small proportion (3-5%) of the samples turn out…”
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