Angiogenic and angiostatic factors present in the saliva of malaria patients

Autor: Cecilia Elorm Lekpor, Felix Botchway, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Andrew A. Adjei, Michael D. Wilson, Jonathan K. Stiles, Nana O. Wilson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Malaria Journal, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04221-7
Popis: Abstract Background Malaria related mortality is associated with significant deregulation of host inflammatory factors such as interferon-inducible protein 10, a member of the CXC or α-subfamily (CXCL10), and host angiogenic factors such as angiopoietin 1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin 2 (Ang-2). However, detection of these factors in malaria patients requires the drawing of blood, which is invasive and increases the risk of accidental blood-borne infections. There has been an increased interest in the use of saliva as the body fluid of choice for the diagnosis of many infectious diseases including malaria. Here, saliva levels of CXCL10, Ang-1, and Ang-2 previously shown to be predictive of severe malaria in malaria patients in Ghana were assessed in malaria patients. Methods This study was conducted in the Shai-Osudoku District Hospital in Dodowa, Accra, Ghana and the study population comprised 119 malaria patients and 94 non-malaria subjects. The non-malaria subjects are healthy community participants with no malaria infection. Plasma and saliva levels of CXCL10, Ang-1 and Ang-2 of the study participants were measured using an enzyme-linked immunoassay. Complete blood counts of each participant were measured with a haematology autoanalyzer. Pearson correlation was used to evaluate the correlation between plasma and saliva levels of each biomarker in malaria patients. A p-value of
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