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Natural and Vaccine-Induced Acquisition of Cross-Reactive IgG-Inhibiting ICAM-1-Specific Binding of a Plasmodium falciparum PfEMP1 Subtype Associated Specifically with Cerebral Malaria

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a potentially deadly outcome of Plasmodium falciparum malaria that is precipitated by sequestration of infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the brain. The adhesion of IEs to brain endothelial cells is mediated by a subtype of parasite-encoded erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1...

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Autores principales: Olsen, Rebecca W., Ecklu-Mensah, Gertrude, Bengtsson, Anja, Ofori, Michael F., Lusingu, John P. A., Castberg, Filip C., Hviid, Lars, Adams, Yvonne, Jensen, Anja T. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5865037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29426042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00622-17