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Short report: role of type I/II scavenger receptors in malarial infection in C57BL/6J mice.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 2006
Inoue Mai, Xuan Xuenan, Fujisaki Kozo, Igarashi Ikuo, Suzuki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Although it is well known that SR-A I/II plays a significant role in host defense against bacterial and viral infection, the contribution of SR-A I/II to protozoan infection is not well understood. Thus, we examined the possible role of SR-A I/II against murine malarial infection, such as Plasmodium. berghei and P. yoelli, by using SR-A I/II knockout mice with a C57BL/6J genetic background. When SR-A I/II...
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