David W. Dunne

Age-adjusted Plasmodium falciparumantibody levels in school-aged children are a stable marker of microgeographical variations in exposure to Plasmodiuminfection (2007)

Wilson, Shona, Booth, Mark, Jones, Frances M, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, H Curtis, ...

Abstract Background Amongst school-aged children living in malaria endemic areas, chronic morbidity and exacerbation of morbidity associated with other infections are often not coincident with the...

Exposure to malaria affects the regression of hepatosplenomegaly after treatment for Schistosoma mansoniinfection in Kenyan children (2004)

Booth, Mark, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Butterworth, Anthony E, Kariuki, Henry C, Amaganga, Clifford, Kimani, Gachuhi, ...

Abstract Background Schistosoma mansoni and malaria infections are often endemic in the same communities in sub-Saharan Africa, and both have pathological effects on the liver and the spleen....

Micro-geographical variation in exposure to Schistosoma mansoniand malaria, and exacerbation of splenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children (2004)

Booth, Mark, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kenty, LeeCarol, Butterworth, Anthony E, Kariuki, Henry C, Kadzo, Hilda, ...

Abstract Background Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum are common infections of school aged children in Kenya. They both cause enlargement of the spleen, but their relative contribution to...

Changes in IgE- and Antigen-dependent histamine-release in peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen after treatment with praziquantel (2004)

Satti, Mohamed Z, Cahen, Pierre, Skov, Per S, Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M, Fitzsimmons, Colin, ...

Abstract Background Parasite-specific IgE levels correlate with human resistance to reinfection with Schistosoma spp . after chemotherapy. Although the role of eosinophils in schistosomiasis has been...

Characterization of the Schistosomatranscriptome opens up the world of helminth genomics (2003)

Hoffmann, Karl F, Dunne, David W

Abstract Among the metazoan parasites that cause debilitating disease in man, schistosomes are the first group for which near-complete transcriptome complements have been described. This new genomic...

Identification of Schistosoma mansoni gender-associated gene transcripts by cDNA microarray profiling (2002)

Hoffmann, Karl F, Johnston, David A, Dunne, David W

Abstract Background Parasitic helminths of the genus Schistosoma mate, achieve sexual maturity and produce eggs in the bloodstream of their definitive hosts, and the most important pathological...

Expression of Interleukin-9 Leads to Th2 Cytokine-Dominated Responses and Fatal Enteropathy in Mice with Chronic Schistosoma mansoni Infections

Fallon, Padraic G., Smith, Philip, Richardson, Emma J., Jones, Frances J., Faulkner, Helen C., Van Snick, Jacques, ...

Mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni develop Th2 cytokine-mediated granulomatous pathology that is focused on the liver and intestines. In this study, transgenic mice constitutively expressing IL-9...

Development of Antibody Isotype Responses to Schistosoma mansoni in an Immunologically Naive Immigrant Population: Influence of Infection Duration, Infection Intensity, and Host Age

Naus, Cynthia W. A., Kimani, Gachuhi, Ouma, John H., Fulford, Anthony J. C., Webster, Michelle, Van Dam, Govert J., ...

We have identified the influence of host and parasite factors that give rise to characteristic antibody isotype profiles with age seen in human populations living in different areas of...

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Treatment of Mice Modulates Infection with Schistosoma mansoni

Fallon, Padraic G., Richardson, Emma J., Jones, Frances M., Dunne, David W.

Female mice treated with dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate early during infection were partially protected (P < 0.05–0.005) from Schistosoma mansoni infection. Hormone treatment did not modify...

Identification of Schistosoma mansoni gender-associated gene transcripts by cDNA microarray profiling

Hoffmann, Karl F, Johnston, David A, Dunne, David W

Using cDNA microarray technology 12 new female-associated and 4 new male-associated gene transcripts were identified in mature adult Schistosoma mansoni parasites.

Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens†

Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M., Kimani, Gachuhi, Mwatha, Joseph K., Kamau, Timothy, Kazibwe, Francis, ...

The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced...

IL-13 receptor α 2 down-modulates granulomatous inflammation and prolongs host survival in schistosomiasis

Mentink-Kane, Margaret M., Cheever, Allen W., Thompson, Robert W., Hari, Danielle M., Kabatereine, Narcis B., Vennervald, Birgitte J., ...

An important feature of many chronic parasitic infections is the ability of the invading pathogen and host to establish a compromise, which ensures successful parasitism without killing the infected...

Characterization of the Schistosoma transcriptome opens up the world of helminth genomics

Hoffmann, Karl F, Dunne, David W

Among the metazoan parasites that cause debilitating disease in man, schistosomes are the first group for which near-complete transcriptome complements have been described. This new genomic...

Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen: Treatment Can Cause a Rapid Increase in Interleukin-5 Levels in Plasma but Decreased Levels of Eosinophilia and Worm-Specific Immunoglobulin E

Fitzsimmons, Colin M., Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M., Reimert, Claus M., Hoffmann, Karl F., Kazibwe, Francis, ...

Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circulation. In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific...

Eosinophil Activity in Schistosoma mansoni Infections In Vivo and In Vitro in Relation to Plasma Cytokine Profile Pre- and Posttreatment with Praziquantel

Reimert, Claus M., Fitzsimmons, Colin M., Joseph, Sarah, Mwatha, Joseph K., Jones, Frances M., Kimani, Gachuhi, ...

Eosinophil activity in vivo and in vitro was studied in relation to infection intensities and plasma cytokine profiles of 51 Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen before treatment and 24 h...

Identification of a Novel Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni Shared with Plasmodium falciparum and Evaluation of Different Cross-Reactive Antibody Subclasses Induced by Human Schistosomiasis and Malaria

Pierrot, Christine, Wilson, Shona, Lallet, Hélène, Lafitte, Sophia, Jones, Frances M., Daher, Wassim, ...

Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni are often found in human coinfections, and cross-reactive antibodies to different components of the two parasites have been detected. In this work, we...

Expression of Interleukin-9 Leads to Th2 Cytokine-Dominated Responses and Fatal Enteropathy in Mice with Chronic Schistosoma mansoni Infections

Fallon, Padraic G., Smith, Philip, Richardson, Emma J., Jones, Frances J., Faulkner, Helen C., Van Snick, Jacques, ...

Mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni develop Th2 cytokine-mediated granulomatous pathology that is focused on the liver and intestines. In this study, transgenic mice constitutively expressing IL-9...

Development of Antibody Isotype Responses to Schistosoma mansoni in an Immunologically Naive Immigrant Population: Influence of Infection Duration, Infection Intensity, and Host Age

Naus, Cynthia W. A., Kimani, Gachuhi, Ouma, John H., Fulford, Anthony J. C., Webster, Michelle, Van Dam, Govert J., ...

We have identified the influence of host and parasite factors that give rise to characteristic antibody isotype profiles with age seen in human populations living in different areas of...

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Treatment of Mice Modulates Infection with Schistosoma mansoni

Fallon, Padraic G., Richardson, Emma J., Jones, Frances M., Dunne, David W.

Female mice treated with dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate early during infection were partially protected (P < 0.05–0.005) from Schistosoma mansoni infection. Hormone treatment did not modify...

Identification of Schistosoma mansoni gender-associated gene transcripts by cDNA microarray profiling

Hoffmann, Karl F, Johnston, David A, Dunne, David W

Using cDNA microarray technology 12 new female-associated and 4 new male-associated gene transcripts were identified in mature adult Schistosoma mansoni parasites.

Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens†

Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M., Kimani, Gachuhi, Mwatha, Joseph K., Kamau, Timothy, Kazibwe, Francis, ...

The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced...

IL-13 receptor α 2 down-modulates granulomatous inflammation and prolongs host survival in schistosomiasis

Mentink-Kane, Margaret M., Cheever, Allen W., Thompson, Robert W., Hari, Danielle M., Kabatereine, Narcis B., Vennervald, Birgitte J., ...

An important feature of many chronic parasitic infections is the ability of the invading pathogen and host to establish a compromise, which ensures successful parasitism without killing the infected...

Characterization of the Schistosoma transcriptome opens up the world of helminth genomics

Hoffmann, Karl F, Dunne, David W

Among the metazoan parasites that cause debilitating disease in man, schistosomes are the first group for which near-complete transcriptome complements have been described. This new genomic...

Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen: Treatment Can Cause a Rapid Increase in Interleukin-5 Levels in Plasma but Decreased Levels of Eosinophilia and Worm-Specific Immunoglobulin E

Fitzsimmons, Colin M., Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M., Reimert, Claus M., Hoffmann, Karl F., Kazibwe, Francis, ...

Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circulation. In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific...

Eosinophil Activity in Schistosoma mansoni Infections In Vivo and In Vitro in Relation to Plasma Cytokine Profile Pre- and Posttreatment with Praziquantel

Reimert, Claus M., Fitzsimmons, Colin M., Joseph, Sarah, Mwatha, Joseph K., Jones, Frances M., Kimani, Gachuhi, ...

Eosinophil activity in vivo and in vitro was studied in relation to infection intensities and plasma cytokine profiles of 51 Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen before treatment and 24 h...

Identification of a Novel Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni Shared with Plasmodium falciparum and Evaluation of Different Cross-Reactive Antibody Subclasses Induced by Human Schistosomiasis and Malaria

Pierrot, Christine, Wilson, Shona, Lallet, Hélène, Lafitte, Sophia, Jones, Frances M., Daher, Wassim, ...

Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni are often found in human coinfections, and cross-reactive antibodies to different components of the two parasites have been detected. In this work, we...

Hepatosplenomegaly Is Associated with Low Regulatory and Th2 Responses to Schistosome Antigens in Childhood Schistosomiasis and Malaria Coinfection▿

Wilson, Shona, Jones, Frances M., Mwatha, Joseph K., Kimani, Gachuhi, Booth, Mark, Kariuki, H. Curtis, ...

Hepatosplenomegaly among Kenyan schoolchildren has been shown to be exacerbated where there is transmission of both Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum. This highly prevalent and chronic...