Iron prevents the development of experimental cerebral malaria by attenuating CXCR3-mediated T cell chemotaxis.

Cerebral malaria is a severe neurological complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Previous studies have suggested that iron overload can suppress the generation of a cytotoxic immune response; however, the effect of iron on experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) is yet unknown. Here we determi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristin M Van Den Ham, Marina Tiemi Shio, Anthony Rainone, Sylvie Fournier, Connie M Krawczyk, Martin Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359107?pdf=render