Brain swelling is independent of peripheral plasma cytokine levels in Malawian children with cerebral malaria

BACKGROUND: Cerebral malaria (CM) is often fatal, and severe brain swelling is a predictor of CM-related mortality. CM is characterized by elevated circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF and IFN-γ and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, however whether cytokine levels correlate with brain swelling...

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Autores principales: Harawa, Visopo, Njie, Madi, Kessler, Anne, Choko, Augustine, Kumwenda, Benjamin, Kampondeni, Sam, Potchen, Michael, Kim, Kami, Jaworowski, Anthony, Taylor, Terrie, Mandala, Wilson, Seydel, Karl, Rogerson, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6260579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2590-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6260579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2590-0

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