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Papers by Y. Carlier

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2005

This paper synthesizes the results obtained from multidisciplinary studies of Bolivian cases of c... more This paper synthesizes the results obtained from multidisciplinary studies of Bolivian cases of congenital infection with T. cruzi. Congenital infection and congenital Chagas disease do not result from transmission of a particular strain of parasite, but from an equilibrium between complex phenomena, such as a weak maternal type 1 adaptative immune response associated with high maternal parasitemia, an invasion of placental chorion and umbilical cord by parasites, in front of a fetal T. cruzi-specific immune response characterized by an activation of cytotoxic CD8 T cells producing IFN-gamma and able to limit parasite multiplication and morbi-mortality of congenital Chagas disease.

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021

The newborns of women infected with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (the agent of Chagas disease) ... more The newborns of women infected with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (the agent of Chagas disease) can be infected either before birth (congenitally), or after birth (as e.g., by vector route). Congenital Chagas disease can induce high levels of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Parasite-infected pregnant women transmit antibodies to their fetus. Antibodies, by opsonizing parasites, can promote phagocytosis and killing of T. cruzi by cells expressing FcγR, on the mandatory condition that such cells are sufficiently activated in an inflammatory context. Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) is a mechanism well described in viral infections, by which antibodies enhance entry of infectious agents into host cells by exploiting the phagocytic FcγR pathway. Previously reported Chagas disease studies highlighted a severe reduction of the maternal-fetal/neonatal inflammatory context in parasite-transmitting pregnant women and their congenitally infected newborns. Otherwise, experimental observ...

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Jun 4, 2024

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015

Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical, 2005

The mechanisms of congenital transmission of Chagas disease remain largely unknown. To better und... more The mechanisms of congenital transmission of Chagas disease remain largely unknown. To better understand the role of maternal immunology during pregnancy in congenital Chagas transmission, we studied the cytokine production and the parasitic load in three groups of mothers: infected mothers who transmitted the disease to their babies (M+B+-), infected mothers who did not transmit the disease to their babies (M+B-) and not infected mothers as a control group (M-B-). M+B+ mothers produced less IFNgamma and more IL-10 than the M+B- mothers, and they are not able to produce IL-2. M+B+ mothers showed a higher parasitic load. These results, indicated that the congenital Chagas transmission is associated with an immunological imbalance and a high parasitic load in the M+B+ mothers.

acute-phase and humoral immune responses. antibody treatment on infection and paradoxical increas... more acute-phase and humoral immune responses. antibody treatment on infection and paradoxical increase by anti-IL-6 monoclonal with Trypanosoma cruzi: effect of its Interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in mice infected

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1980

Circulating Schistosoma mansoni soluble antigens (CSA), circulating anti-S. mansoni antibodies (C... more Circulating Schistosoma mansoni soluble antigens (CSA), circulating anti-S. mansoni antibodies (CAb), and immune complexes (CIC) were studied in three groups of African patients living in the same area. The first two groups were composed of 26 S. mansoni-infected mothers and their 26 uninfected newborn children. The third group included 13 men and 10 non-pregnant women who were also infected with S. mansoni. CSA were quantified by using a solid phase sandwich radioimmunoassay, which was shown to be sensitive, reproducible, and S. mansoni-specific. CAb were studied by indirect hemagglutination. CIC evaluations were performed by using the Clq binding test. A high correlation was shown between the CSA levels in sera from infected mothers and from the umbilical cord of their newborn children, indicating that CSA are probably transferred through the placenta. CSA levels in mothers were significantly higher than in the third group, in which no difference was found between men and women. On the other hand, CAb and CIC were significantly higher in the third group than in the group of mothers, indicating that CSA levels may be modulated by the immune response of the host.

Biomedicine / [publiée pour l'A.A.I.C.I.G.], 1979

Microdouble diffusion technique using whole hydatid antigen and monospecific antiserum against Ec... more Microdouble diffusion technique using whole hydatid antigen and monospecific antiserum against Echinococcus genus-specific antigen 5 was applied to the diagnosis of human hydatid disease. The use of this simple and economical method may be extended to the specific diagnosis of parasitic diseases.

Revista latinoamericana de microbiología

Infection with Leishmania sp. is particularly suitable for the study of immunoregulatory mechanis... more Infection with Leishmania sp. is particularly suitable for the study of immunoregulatory mechanisms associated with host susceptibility or resistance. The clinical spectrum of this infection results from parasite virulence factors and host immune responses, some of which acting in a host protective manner while others exacerbate the disease. In the mouse model, factors governing resistance to Leishmania major infection mainly depends on the IFN-gamma activation of the leishmanicidal function of macrophages, and the Fas/ FasL-dependent T-cell cytotoxicity against infected macrophages. On the other hand, the immunological factors of susceptibility involve: I) the early upregulation of IL-4 production induced by the LACK antigen, II) the upregulation of IL-2 production, III) the high production of TGF-beta as macrophage deactivating factor, and IV) the production of IL-10 by the L. major infected macrophages, inhibited their microbicidal activity.

Pathologie-biologie, 1982

Study of helminth antigens with a special reference to Schistosoma are reviewed, not exhaustively... more Study of helminth antigens with a special reference to Schistosoma are reviewed, not exhaustively but rather as an overview of trends. These antigens are considered at four levels. Firstly, characterization and utilization of genus, species or stage-specific antigens should improve the efficiency of immunological diagnosis of helminth diseases. Then, some well-characterized antigens are of interest because of their involvement in the modulation of the immune response or in the immunopathological field. Finally, identification of relevant antigens capable of eliciting a protective immune response is a prerequisite to any attempt at immunoprophylaxy of helminthic infections.

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Revue médicale de Bruxelles, 1983

Parasite Immunology, 2013

SummaryEarly interferon‐gamma (IFN‐γ) release by innate cells is critical to direct type 1 immune... more SummaryEarly interferon‐gamma (IFN‐γ) release by innate cells is critical to direct type 1 immune response able to control intracellular pathogens like Trypanosoma cruzi. Although CD56bright natural killer (NK) cells are reported to be potent early IFN‐γ producers, other CD56+ cells like CD56dim NK cells and NK‐like T cells have recently been shown to also release IFN‐γ. We have here studied the contribution of each CD56+ lymphocyte populations in early IFN‐γ production in both adults and neonates. On this purpose, we analysed the kinetics of IFN‐γ production by RT‐PCR, ELISA and flow cytometry from 2 h onwards after T. cruzi and IL‐15 stimulation and sought for the responding CD56+ cells. CD56bright and CD56dimCD16− NK cells were the more potent IFN‐γ early producers in response to IL‐15 and parasites in adults and neonates. In both age groups, the majority of IFN‐γ producing cells were NK cells. However, on the contrary to neonates, CD3+CD56+ NK‐like T cells and CD3+CD56− ‘classic...

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Bulletin et mémoires de l'Académie royale de …, 2007

Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan agent of Chagas disease can be transmitted from mother to foetus... more Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan agent of Chagas disease can be transmitted from mother to foetus. The incidence of congenital infection is estimated to be at least 15,000 cases per year in Latin-America. Its incidence in the non endemic countries (USA, Europe, Japan) is ...

Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 1998

We examined the effects of IL-10 on tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and NO production by LPS... more We examined the effects of IL-10 on tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and NO production by LPS-activated macrophages and on the ability of these cells to control Trypanosoma cruzi infection. We first observed that the addition of rIL-10 to macrophages of the J774 cell line decreased their synthesis of TNF-α but increased their release of NO in a dose-dependent manner. In parallel, treatment of J774 cells with rIL-10 resulted in a better control of T. cruzi infection involving up-regulation of NO synthesis, as it was not observed in presence of N-nitro- l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), a competitive inhibitor of NO synthase. The enhancing effect of rIL-10 on NO production was not observed on peritoneal macrophages from wild-type C57Bl/6 mice, but well on macrophages from IL-10 knock-out mice. The control of NO production by endogenous IL-10 was confirmed by the demonstration that neutralization of IL-10 secreted by LPS-activated macrophages from wild-type mice inhibited their pro...