Acute Malaria Induces PD1+CTLA4+ Effector T Cells with Cell-Extrinsic Suppressor Function.

In acute Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria, the pro- and anti-inflammatory immune pathways must be delicately balanced so that the parasitemia is controlled without inducing immunopathology. An important mechanism to fine-tune T cell responses in the periphery is the induction of coinhib...

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Main Authors: Maria Sophia Mackroth, Annemieke Abel, Christiane Steeg, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch, Thomas Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5089727?pdf=render