Study of interleukin-2 receptor in schistosomiasis mansoni and its analogous changes in collagen diseases and schistosomal arthropathy

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1995 Aug;25(2):289-302.

Abstract

An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to quantify soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in the serum of patients with different stages of S. mansoni infection, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and schistosomal arthropathy. The results demonstrated significant higher level of sIL-2R in different patient groups compared to the control group. The highest level of sIL-2R was recorded in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis complicated with ascites. The difference was statistically significant compared to other groups. There was no significant difference in sIL-2R regarding rheumatoid arthritis and SLE. Schistosomal arthropathy group showed significant higher level of sIL-2R compared to rheumatoid arthritis, SLE and early S. mansoni infection while the difference was insignificant compared to hepatosplenic schistosomiasis without ascites.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Infectious / blood
  • Arthritis, Infectious / immunology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / parasitology*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Collagen Diseases / blood
  • Collagen Diseases / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Receptors, Interleukin-2 / analysis*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / blood
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / immunology*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / physiopathology

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Receptors, Interleukin-2