Tissue-specific immunopathology during malaria infection

Nature Reviews Immunology 18, 266 (2018). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.138 Authors: Cevayir Coban, Michelle Sue Jann Lee & Ken J. Ishii Systemic inflammation mediated by Plasmodium parasites is central to malaria disease and its complications. Plasmodium parasites reside in erythrocytes and can theoretically reach all host tissues via the circulation. However, actual interactions between parasitized erythrocytes and host tissues, along with the consequent damage
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