title: Study of eosinophilia in relation to serum IgE level and cell mediated immunity (CMI) to soluble egg antigen (SEA) in human schistosomiasis mansoni.
abstract: Eosinophil count, delayed intradermal test and lymphoblast transformation test (LTT) using SEA, have been used to study the correlation of eosinophilia with CMI in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni. Only a weak positive correlation was found between the eosinophil count and both in vivo and in vitro manifestations of CMI. When IgE serum level was correlated with eosinophil count, a positive correlation was only found in cases with hepato-splenic disease (those with increased CMI).
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fahmy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el Sawy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nofal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arab
mesh_terms: D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D004804:Eosinophils; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin