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Differential reactivity of brain microvascular endothelial cells to TNF reflects the genetic susceptibility to cerebral malaria.
European journal of immunology - 1 Dec 1998
Lou J, Gasche Y, Zheng L, Critico B, Monso-Hinard C, Juillard P, Morel P, Buurman W A, Grau G E
Abstract excerpt
Upon infection with Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA), various inbred strains of mice exhibit different susceptibility to the development of cerebral malaria (CM). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) have been shown to be crucial mediators in the pathogenesis of this neurovascular complication. Brain microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) represent an important target of both cytokines....
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