Ascaris lumbricoides-induced interleukin-10 is not associated with atopy in schoolchildren in a rural area of the tropics

Philip J. Cooper, Edward Mitre, Ana Lucia Moncayo, Martha E. Chico, Maritza G. Vaca, Thomas B. Nutman

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Background. In areas where intestinal helminth infections are endemic, infections by these parasites may protect against skin test-measured reactivity to allergens, and it has been suggested that interleukin (IL)-10 may mediate this effect. This study investigated whether IL-10 and populations of IL-10 + T cells may modulate atopy in children living in an area where intestinal helminth infections are endemic. Methods. Ecuadorian schoolchildren from rural communities were assessed for skin test-measured reactivity to Periplaneta americana allergen and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen. Blood samples were collected from 39 skin test-positive and 41 skin test-negative children, and peripheral-blood leukocytes were cultured in the presence of Ascaris lumbricoides antigen, to measure IL-10 protein and the frequency of T cell populations expressing intracellular IL-10. We also investigated whether these immunological factors affected the association between allergen-specific IgE and skin test-measured reactivity to aeroallergens. Results. There was no evidence of association between the level of A. lumbricoides-induced IL-10 protein or IL-10+ T cells and skin test-measured reactivity to allergens. The association between allergen-specific IgE and skin test-measured reactivity was not affected by the level of IL-10 protein or the frequency of IL-10+ T cells. Conclusions. The results of this study do not support the notion that IL-10 plays a role in modulating atopy in children living in a tropical area where intestinal helminth infections are endemic.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)1333-1340
Número de páginas8
PublicaciónJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volumen197
N.º9
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 may. 2008
Publicado de forma externa

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