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Cortisol and susceptibility to malaria during pregnancy

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Bouyou-Akotet, Marielle K., Adegnika, Ayola A., Agnandji, Selidji T., Ngou-Milama, Edouard, Kombila, Maryvonne, Kremsner, Peter G., Mavoungou, Elie·2005·Microbes and Infection
DOI 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.04.008
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We measured cortisol and prolactin concentrations in the peripheral venous blood of 23 non-pregnant and 59 pregnant Gabonese women from the second trimester of pregnancy until delivery. Cortisol concentrations were significantly higher in primigravidae women than in multigravidae women between 20 and 25 weeks' gestational age (166 vs. 132 ng/ml, respectively), between 28 and 37 weeks (226 vs. 161 ng/ml) and at delivery (287 vs. 188 ng/ml). Conversely, plasma prolactin levels were highest in multigravidae women. Cortisol and prolactin concentrations both increased with the period of pregnancy (P = 0.01 and P < 0.01, respectively), suggesting that a sustained increase in cortisol level underlies the increased susceptibility of pregnant women, particularly primigravidae women, to malaria. In support of this hypothesis, we found a significant association between cortisol concentration and Plasmodium falciparum infection, on the one hand, and strong correlations with parasite load in P. falciparum-infected primigravidae women, on the other hand (rho between 0.35 and 0.45 with P < 0.01).

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  1. N.H. Hutter, The mechanisms and consequences of malaria in pregnancy: a critical discussion of current beliefs. MSc CHDC Thesis, University of London, London, UK, 1987.
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Authors
Bouyou-Akotet, M. K., Adegnika, A. A., Agnandji, S. T., Ngou-Milama, E., Kombila, M., Kremsner, P. G., & Mavoungou, E.
Affiliations
  • Albert Schweitzer Hospital (GA)
  • Université des Sciences de la Santé (GA)
Corresponding author
Mavoungou, Elie
ORCID
Venue
Microbes and Infection
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-08
Volume
7
Issue
11-12
Pages
1217-1223
ISSN
1286-4579 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.micinf.2005.04.008
OpenAlex
W1982229177
Cited by
64
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
FWCI
5.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Microbes and Infection (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
Keywords
cortisol, prolactin, Plasmodium falciparum, infection intensity, primigravida, multigravidae, pregnancy, Gabon
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Parity, Pregnancy, Prolactin, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic, Malaria, Falciparum, Parasitemia, Gravidity

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