Acquisition of antibodies against endothelial protein C receptor-binding domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 in children with severe malaria
December 13, 2018
Background Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) mediates parasite sequestration in postcapillary venules in P. falciparum malaria. PfEMP1 types can…
Antibody targets on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes that are associated with immunity to severe malaria in young children
December 13, 2018
Background Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum–infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the microvasculature contributes to pathogenesis of severe malaria in children. This mechanism…