(c).
Background mouse | Plasmodium strain | Helminth type | Coinfection time* | Malaria disease outcome | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BALB/c | P. yoelii 17 NXL | E. caproni | 3 wks | Ec showed counterregulatory antiparasite cytokine responses to non-lethal strain PyNXL (less IFN-γ and high IL-4 levels induced by Ec) | [148] |
BALB/c | P. yoelii 17 NXL | E. caproni | 5 wks | Increased mortality and pathology; the pathology was reversible through clearance of Ec by praziquantel treatment | [151] |
BALB/c | P. yoelii 17XL | E. caproni | 5 wks | Ec does not alter the course of Py17XL infection | [151] |