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Parasite genetic diversity does not influence TNF-mediated effects on the virulence of primary rodent malaria infections.
Parasitology - 1 Dec 2006
Long G H, Chan B H K, Allen J E, Read A F, Graham A L
Abstract excerpt
The pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is associated with malaria virulence (disease severity) in both rodents and humans. We are interested in whether parasite genetic diversity influences TNF-mediated effects on malaria virulence. Here, primary infections with genetically distinct Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi (P.c.c.) clones varied in the virulence and cytokine responses induced...
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