Increase of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Decrease of MCP-1 and Some Updated Epidemiology Aspects of Cystic Echinococcosis Human Cases in Calabria Region

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(a) Serum levels of IgE in the group of infected patients showed a significant increase () compared to corresponding serum concentrations found in healthy controls and Echinococcus-negative patients. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM versus CON; versus Echin Neg, after ANOVA and Fisher PLSD test. (b) A significant decline in the concentrations of levels of IgE in parasite-infected patients one week after surgery (time T-1) () compared with the levels found in patients before any therapy (time T-0). versus Echin IgE T-0, after ANOVA and Fisher PLSD test.

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