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Meral Esen

Centre de Recherche Médicales de LambarénéPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0001-8638-4719 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Meral EseniD1 paper · University of Tübingen

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Anna Doralt· 1 shared Ayong More· 1 shared Bertrand LelliD· 1 shared Dearie Glory OkwuiD· 1 shared Ghyslain Mombo‐NgomaiD· 1 shared Ismaël Pierrick Mikelet Boussoukou· 1 shared Kirsten Alexandra EberhardtiD· 1 shared Luzia VeletzkyiD· 1 shared

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Microfilaremic loiasis is associated with T cell hyporesponsiveness against SARS CoV-2

Maximilian Augé-Stock, Dearie Glory Okwu, Ayong More, Anna Doralt, Rodrigue Bikangui, Ismaël Pierrick Mikelet Boussoukou, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Maren Sandkuhl, Rella Zoleko Manego, Ghyslain Mombo‐Ngoma, Matthew McCall, Minka Breloer, Meral Esen, Marylyn M. Addo, Bertrand Lell, , Maria Sophia Mackroth

This study finds that microfilaremic loiasis is associated with reduced IFN-γ T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2, while IgG responses remain similar across infection statuses.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology