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Schistosoma mansoni Co-infection Decelerates Murine Plasmodium berghei ANKA Induced Inflammatory Response and Organ Damage

Andrew Kasiti Muganda, Edward Owiti Okonjo, James Nyabuga Nyariki, Dorcas Syokui Yole

American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2022, 10(2), 58-69 doi:10.12691/ajidm-10-2-2
  • Figure 1. Experimental design: Showing the number of mice used and group distribution
  • Figure 2. Pictorial representation of adult worms (A), liver with granuloma (indicative black arrows; B) and eggs (at the star; C) a- group 2, b- group 3
  • Figure 3. Parasitemia in mice pre-infected with S. mansoni and the one infected with PbA alone. The analysis was conducted using student t-test, two tailed
  • Figure 4. Relative organs weight post co- infection with PbA. Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test for comparisons. Indicated statistical difference *p<0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001, ns- no significance
  • Figure 5. Effect of the infections on the levels pro-inflammatory cytokines in the study groups. Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test for comparisons. Indicated statistical difference *p<0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001, ns- no significance
  • Figure 6. Effect of the infections on the levels anti-inflammatory cytokines in the study groups. Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test for comparisons. Indicated statistical difference *p<0.05, ns- no significance
  • Figure 7. Effect of the infections on the balance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test for comparisons. Indicated statistical difference *p<0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.0001, ns- no significance
  • Figure 8. Comparison of the effect of the schistosomiasis and/ or malaria on the liver (×400, H&E). a- WT Naive, b- WT S. mansoni, c- WT S. mansoni- PbA, d- WT PbA
  • Figure 9. Comparison of the effect of the schistosomiasis and/ or malaria on the kidney (×400, H&E). a- WT Naive, b- WT S. mansoni, c- WT S. mansoni- PbA, d- WT PbA
  • Figure 10. Comparison of the effect of the schistosomiasis and/ or malaria on the spleen (×400, H&E). a- WT Naive, b- WT S. mansoni, c- WT S. mansoni- PbA, d- WT PbA
  • Figure 11. Comparison of the effect of the schistosomiasis and/ or malaria on the brain (×400, H&E). a- WT Naive, b- WT S. mansoni, c- WT S. mansoni- PbA, d- WT PbA