Amplification of P. falciparum Cytoadherence through induction of a pro-adhesive state in host endothelium.

This study examined the ability of P.falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) to induce a pro-adhesive environment in the host endothelium during malaria infection, prior to the systemic cytokine activation seen in the later phase of disease. Previous work had shown increases in receptor levels but had...

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Main Authors: Yang Wu, Tadge Szestak, Monique Stins, Alister G Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197193?pdf=render