Article
Alteration in cytoadherence and rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum-infected thalassemic red blood cells.
Blood - 15 Dec 1993
Udomsangpetch R, Sueblinvong T, Pattanapanyasat K, Dharmkrong-at A, Kittikalayawong A, Webster H K
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobinopathies have a protective role in malaria that appears to be related to alterations in red blood cell (RBC) properties. Thalassemic RBCs infected with Plasmodium falciparum showed greatly reduced cytoadherence and rosetting properties as well as impaired growth and multiplication. A significant decrease in the levels of falciparum antigens associated with the membrane of infected beta-thalassemic RBCs...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Cell Adhesion
- Erythrocytes
- Flow Cytometry
- Genotype
- Hemoglobins
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Rosette Formation
