Effects of Opisthorchis viverrini infection on glucose and lipid profiles in human hosts: A cross-sectional and prospective follow-up study from Thailand

• Published in: Parasitology international Vol. 75; p. 102000
• Main Authors: Muthukumar, Radhakrishnan, Suttiprapa, Sutas, Mairiang, Eimorn, Kessomboon, Pattapong, Laha, Thewarach, Smith, John F., Sripa, Banchob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020
• Subjects: blood serum; body mass index; cardiovascular diseases; cholesterol; cross-sectional studies; definitive hosts; glucose; glycohemoglobin; helminthiasis; high density lipoprotein; humans; Hyperglycemia; lipid composition; Liver fluke; low density lipoprotein; Metabolic disease; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Opisthorchis viverrini; praziquantel; protective effect; risk; Thailand; triacylglycerols; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Thailand; Metabolic disease; Hyperglycemia; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Opisthorchis viverrini; Liver fluke

Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) infection is endemic to the Northeast Thailand where the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is higher whilst the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is lower than the rest of Thailand. Helminth infection has both nutritional and immunological impact on...