title: [The interferon status in helminthiases. 3. Opisthorchiasis].
abstract: In 23 patients with Opisthorchis felineus infection, 4 in subacute and 19 in chronic stages of the disease (7 subclinical, 8 with cholepathy and 4 with gastroduodenitis) the blood levels of alpha-interferon (IF-alpha) and IF-gamma were measured using vesical stomatitis virus culture. In patients with subacute opisthorchiasis the blood contents of IF-alpha and IF-gamma were the same as in control-30 practically healthy people (640-1280, log2 9.73 +/- 0.19, and 128-256, log2 7.75 +/- 0.25 against 640-1280, log2 10.04 +/- 0.12 and 128-256, log2 7.47 +/- 0.13 respectively). In patients with chronic opisthorchiasis the levels of IF-alpha and IF-gamma were lower than in control (320-640, log2 8.68 +/- 0.28 and 32-128, log2 6.0 +/- 0.58, p less than 0.01 and p less than 0.01 respectively). Among the ones with the subclinical course of the infection the content of IF-alpha was lower than in control (320-1280, log2 9.31 +/- 0.27, p less than 0.05). Patients with cholepathy had lower levels of IF-alpha and IF-gamma than those with subclinical course of the infection (160-640, log2 8.55 +/- 0.24 and 16-64, log2 5.0 +/- 0.26, p less than 0.01, p less than 0.01 respectively). That seemed to be a sign of immunodepression in the chronic stage of the disease some way more prominent in cases with cholepathy. Immediately after praziquantel therapy interferon levels remained unchanged.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Suntsov
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Ozeretskovskaia
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Grigorian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009889:Opisthorchiasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011223:Praziquantel; D007371:Interferon-gamma
vernacular_title: Interferonovyĭ status pri gel'mintozakh. 3. Opistorkhoz.