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Impaired Systemic Tetrahydrobiopterin Bioavailability and Increased Oxidized Biopterins in Pediatric Falciparum Malaria: Association with Disease Severity
Decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is a major contributor to the pathophysiology of severe falciparum malaria. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) is an enzyme cofactor required for NO synthesis from L-arginine. We hypothesized that systemic levels of BH4 would be decreased in children with cere...
Autores principales: | Rubach, Matthew P., Mukemba, Jackson, Florence, Salvatore, Lopansri, Bert K., Hyland, Keith, Volkheimer, Alicia D., Yeo, Tsin W., Anstey, Nicholas M., Weinberg, J. Brice, Mwaikambo, Esther D., Granger, Donald L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25764173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004655 |
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