Pathogenesis of cerebral malaria - inflammation and cytoadherence

Storm, Janet ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-4220 and Craig, Alister ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-6164 (2014) 'Pathogenesis of cerebral malaria - inflammation and cytoadherence'. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 4, Issue 100.

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Abstract

Despite decades of research on cerebral malaria (CM) there is still a paucity of knowledge about what actual causes CM and why certain people develop it. Although sequestration of P. falciparum infected red blood cells has been linked to pathology, it is still not clear if this is directly or solely responsible for this clinical syndrome. Recent data have suggested that a combination of parasite variant types, mainly defined by the variant surface antigen, P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), its receptors, coagulation and host endothelial cell activation (or inflammation) are equally important. This makes CM a multi-factorial disease and a challenge to unravel its causes to decrease its detrimental impact.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QW Microbiology and Immunology > Antigens and Antibodies. Toxins and Antitoxins > QW 573 Antigens QZ Pathology > Pathogenesis. Etiology > QZ 40 Pathogenesis. Etiology WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 750 Malaria WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems > Hematologic Diseases. Immunologic Factors. Blood Banks > WH 150 Erythrocytes
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Department of Tropical Disease Biology Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00100
Depositing User:	Martin Chapman
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2014 10:15
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2019 14:14
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/4493

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