Decreased circulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein and blood mononuclear cell MIF transcripts in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Decreased circulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein and blood mononuclear cell MIF transcripts in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains one of the most frequently lethal diseases affecting children in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the immune mediators that regulate pathogenesis are only partially defined. Since macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is important for regulating innate immunity in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 119(2006), 2 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 219-25
1. Verfasser: Awandare, Gordon A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hittner, James B, Kremsner, Peter G, Ochiel, Daniel O, Keller, Christopher C, Weinberg, J Brice, Clark, Ian A, Perkins, Douglas J
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Cytokines Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors RNA, Messenger