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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 13, Issue:9, September, 2024

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2024.13(9): 132-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1309.014


Cytokine Analysis in Adults with Soil Transmitted Helminths Infection in Padang City and Detection of IgG4 from Ascariasis Infection
Nuzulia Irawati1, 2*, Yanti Rahayu3 and Randi Septiah Hendri4
1Magister of Biomedical Study Program, Faculty of Medicine Andalas University,Padang, Indonesia
2Departement of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
3Medical laboratory technology, Syedza Saintika University, Padang, Indonesia
4Ungraduated Student of Faculty of medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Background and Objective: There are lots of worms that live in the dirt. All persons, including the elderly, are frequently discovered to have soil-transmitted helminths (STH). This is so that the parasite can influence how the immune system reacts by elevating IgG4 antibody levels. A. lumbricoides antigen-specific antibodies are found in blood samples using the ELISA method's IgG4 detection. STH infection compromises the human immune system, leading to elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels, eosinophilia, and the generation of T-helper 2 (Th2) cells, particularly in response to variations in TNF- α and IL-4 levels. The ascariasis and STH are detected in this evaluation using the A. lumbricoides IgG ELISA Kit, TNF- α, and IL-4 ELISA Kit. The purpose of this research is to ascertain the incidence of STH in adults inResults and Conclusion: There were 78 participants in this study; the most common age range was 46–55 years old (28 participants); the most prevalent sex was female (65 participants); 57 participants tested positive for IgG4; the majority of sufferers were in the 17–25 year age group (88.9%); and the majority were of the male sex (76.9%); the levels of TNF– α and IL–4 were checked, and they were found to be 18.9%. In this study, women between the ages of 46 and 55 make up the majority of the respondents. The majority of respondents were female and between the ages of 17 and 25, and less than half of them diagnosed ascariasis and STH.


Keywords: Soil-borne infection, infectious diseases, poor sanitation, chronic infection


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Nuzulia Irawati, Yanti Rahayu and Randi Septiah Hendri. 2024. Cytokine Analysis in Adults with Soil Transmitted Helminths Infection in Padang City and Detection of IgG4 from Ascariasis Infection.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 13(9): 132-137. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1309.014
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