IP-10-mediated T cell homing promotes cerebral inflammation over splenic immunity to malaria infection.

Plasmodium falciparum malaria causes 660 million clinical cases with over 2 million deaths each year. Acquired host immunity limits the clinical impact of malaria infection and provides protection against parasite replication. Experimental evidence indicates that cell-mediated immune responses also...

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Main Authors: Catherine Q Nie, Nicholas J Bernard, M Ursula Norman, Fiona H Amante, Rachel J Lundie, Brendan S Crabb, William R Heath, Christian R Engwerda, Michael J Hickey, Louis Schofield, Diana S Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19343215/pdf/?tool=EBI