Investigation of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas as a Treatment against P. falciparum, Murine Cerebral Malaria, and the Importance of Thiolation State in the Development of Cerebral Malaria

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral malaria (CM) is a potentially fatal cerebrovascular disease of complex pathogenesis caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is a physiological gas, similar to nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, involved in cellular metabolism, vascular tension, inflammation, and...

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Autores principales: DellaValle, Brian, Staalsoe, Trine, Kurtzhals, Jørgen Anders Lindholm, Hempel, Casper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059271