Cross-Reactive Immune Responses as Primary Drivers of Malaria Chronicity
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Cross-reactive immune responses as primary drivers of malaria chronicity.
The within-host dynamics of an infection with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum are the result of a complex interplay between the host immune system and parasite. Continual variation of the P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein (PfEMP1) antigens displayed on the surface of infected red blood cells enables the parasite to evade the immune system and prolong infection. Despite the i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00958-13