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Effects of type I interferons in malaria
16 Jun 2018
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Summary Type I interferons (IFNs) are a family of cytokines with a wide range of biological activities including anti‐viral and immune‐regulatory functions. Here, we focus on the protozoan parasitic disease malaria, and examine the effects of type I IFN ‐signalling during Plasmodium infection of humans and experimental mice. Since the 1960s, there have been many studies in this area, but a simple explanation for...
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