On cytoadhesion of Plasmodium vivax: raison d'être?
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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106(supl.1): 79-84, Aug. 2011. ilus, tab
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
It is generally accepted that Plasmodium vivax, the most widely distributed human malaria parasite, causes mild disease and that this species does not sequester in the deep capillaries of internal organs. Recent evidence, however, has demonstrated that there is severe disease, sometimes resulting in death, exclusively associated with P. vivax and that P. vivax-infected reticulocytes are able to cytoadhere in vitro to different endothelial cells and placental cryosections. Here, we review the scarce and preliminary data on cytoadherence in P. vivax, reinforcing the importance of this phenomenon in this species and highlighting the avenues that it opens for our understanding of the pathology of this neglected human malaria parasite.
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Sujet Principal:
Plasmodium vivax
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Paludisme à Plasmodium vivax
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Érythrocytes
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
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Parasitologie
Année:
2011
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
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Espagne
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira/BR
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Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane-Fiocruz/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR
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