Paucity of Plasmodium vivax mature schizonts in peripheral blood is associated with their increased cytoadhesive potential.
J Infect Dis
; 209(9): 1403-7, 2014 May 01.
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ABSTRACT
There is now a growing body of evidence that challenges the current view that Plasmodium vivax-infected erythrocyte (Pv-iE) are unable to sequester. Here we used ex vivo adhesion assays with Pv-iE before and after maturation to demonstrate a higher binding potential of schizonts compared to other asexual stages. These experimental results are correlated with our observations in a panel of 50 vivax malaria patients where schizonts were completely absent in 27 isolates, and few schizonts were observed in the remaining patients. These observations prompt a paradigm shift in P. vivax biology and open avenues to investigate the role of Pv-iE sequestration.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plasmodium vivax
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Adhesión Celular
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Malaria Vivax
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Eritrocitos
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil