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A Potential Role for Plasma Uric Acid in the Endothelial Pathology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory cytokinemia and systemic activation of the microvascular endothelium are central to the pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Recently, ‘parasite-derived’ uric acid (UA) was shown to activate human immune cells in vitro, and plasma UA levels were associated with inf...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349902 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054481 |