Association of In Utero Sensitization to Schistosoma haematobium with Enhanced Cord Blood IgE and Increased Frequencies of CD5– B Cells in African Newborns

Larsen S. Seydel Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Annika Petelski Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Govert J. van Dam Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Desiree van der Kleij Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Yvonne C. M. Kruize-Hoeksma Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Adrian J. F. Luty Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Maria Yazdanbakhsh Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Peter G. Kremsner Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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This study investigated in utero priming as a consequence of maternal parasitic infections. Cord blood plasma samples of 63 African newborns were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for their content of total and schistosome-specific or filaria-specific IgE and IgG4. The frequencies of lymphocyte phenotypes in cord blood were also determined by using flow cytometry, and were compared with those of European newborns. We found significantly increased schistosome soluble egg antigen (SEA)–specific IgE in cord plasma of those born to mothers with schistosome infections and correlations between fetal and maternal SEA-specific and filaria antigen–specific IgE. These data are evidence for in utero priming of the fetal immune system to maternal helminth infections. Furthermore, we show significantly enhanced percentages of CD5– B cells in African newborns cord blood compared with Europeans, which is consistent with earlier maturation of the African fetal immune system.

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*Address correspondence to Larsen S. Seydel, St.-Johannes-Hospital, MK II, Johannesstraβe 9-17, 44135 Dortmund, Germany. E-mail: larsen.seydel@gmx.de

Authors' addresses: Larsen S. Seydel, St.-Johannes-Hospital, Johannesstraße 9-17, 44135 Dortmund, Germany, E-mail: larsen.seydel@gmx.de. Annika Petelski and Peter G. Kremsner, Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon and Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany, E-mails: Annipetelski@yahoo.de and peter.kremsner@uni-tuebingen.de. Govert J. van Dam and Yvonne C. M. Kruize-Hoeksma, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands, E-mails: G.J.van_Dam@lumc.nl and Y.C.M.Hoeksma-Kruize@lumc.nl. Desiree van der Kleij, Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Laboratory for Monoclonal Therapeutics, Allergy and Immunochemistry, Plesmanlaan 125, 1066CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, E-mail: d.vanderkleij@sanquin.nl. Adrian J. F. Luty, Unités Mixtes de Recherche, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Faculté de Pharmacie, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France, E-mail: adrian.luty@ird.fr. Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands and Unite de Recherches Medicales, Hôpital du Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, E-mail: M.Yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl.

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