Helminth driven gut inflammation and microbial translocation associate with altered vaccine responses in rural Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNassuuna, Jacent
dc.contributor.authorWalusimbi, Bridgious
dc.contributor.authorNatukunda, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorZirimenya, Ludoviko
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-24T15:04:25Z
dc.date.available2025-06-24T15:04:25Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-26
dc.description.abstractVaccine responses are sometimes impaired in rural, low-income settings. Helminth-associated gut barrier dysfunction and microbial translocation (MT) may be implicated. We used samples from a trial of praziquantel treatment-effects on vaccine responses in Schistosoma mansoni (Sm)-endemic Ugandan islands, measuring intestinal fatty acid-binding protein 2 (I-FABP2), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, anti-endotoxin core antibodies (EndoCab), soluble CD14 (sCD14) in plasma, and faecal lipocalin-2, occult blood (FOB), and calprotectin (fCAL), and evaluating their associations with baseline helminth infection, praziquantel treatment, and responses to BCG, yellow fever, typhoid, HPV, and tetanus-diphtheria vaccines. Sm associated positively with fCAL and FOB, hookworm with I-FABP2, and any helminth with EndoCab IgM, fCAL and FOB. Sm associated inversely with sCD14. Praziquantel treatment reduced all marker concentrations, significantly fCAL and FOB, implying that Sm-associated gut inflammation and MT is reversible. Associations of assessed markers with vaccine-specific responses were predominantly inverse. Interventions to improve gut barrier function may enhance vaccine responsiveness.
dc.identifier.citationNassuuna, J., Sterk, J., Walusimbi, B., Natukunda, A., Nkangi, R., Amongin, R., ... & Nkurunungi, G. (2025). Helminth driven gut inflammation and microbial translocation associate with altered vaccine responses in rural Uganda. npj Vaccines, 10(1), 56.
dc.identifier.issn2059-0105
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11900
dc.language.isoen
dc.publishernpj Vaccines
dc.titleHelminth driven gut inflammation and microbial translocation associate with altered vaccine responses in rural Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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