Impaired placental autophagy in placental malaria.

Impaired placental autophagy in placental malaria.

Placental malaria is a major cause of low birthweight, principally due to impaired fetal growth. Intervillositis, a local inflammatory response to placental malaria, is central to the pathogenesis of poor fetal growth as it impairs transplacental amino acid transport. Given the link between inflamma...

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Main Authors: Kris Genelyn Dimasuay, Lan Gong, Fredrick Rosario, Emma McBryde, Tim Spelman, Jocelyn Glazier, Stephen J Rogerson, James G Beeson, Thomas Jansson, Rodney J Devenish, Philippe Boeuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5681252?pdf=render

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