Inflammatory responses associated with the induction of cerebral malaria: lessons from experimental murine models

Diana S Hansen

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003045

Inflammatory responses associated with the induction of cerebral malaria: lessons from experimental murine models

PLoS Pathog. 2012 Dec;8(12):e1003045. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003045. Epub 2012 Dec 27.

Author

Diana S Hansen¹

Affiliation

¹ The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. hansen@wehi.edu.au

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism
Endothelium, Vascular / parasitology*
Inflammation / immunology*
Inflammation / parasitology
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / blood
Interferon-gamma / blood
Interleukin-1beta / blood
Leukocytes / immunology
Leukocytes / parasitology
Malaria, Cerebral / immunology*
Malaria, Cerebral / parasitology
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Plasmodium berghei / immunology*
Plasmodium berghei / pathogenicity
Plasmodium falciparum / immunology*
Plasmodium falciparum / pathogenicity
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood

Substances

Interleukin-1beta
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
Interferon-gamma

Grant support

This work was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant 1031212. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.