Late-stage systemic immune effectors in Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection: biopterin and oxidative stress
To investigate the involvement of systemic oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of murine cerebral malaria, mice were infected with the Plasmodium berghei (P. berghei) ANKA 6653 strain. Serum tryptophan (Trp), kynurenine and urinary biopterin, liver, brain, spleen and serum superoxide dismutase (SOD...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015-09-01
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Series: | Pteridines |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pterid-2014-0019 |