Haptoglobin and malaria

被引:17
作者
Hunt, NH [1 ]
Driussi, C
Sai-Kiang, L
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Dept Pathol D06, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Inst Med, Inst Cardiovasc Res, Singapore, Singapore
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10.1179/135100001101536508
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Haptoglobin gene knockout mice and wild-type controls were infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA or Plasmodium chabaudi. The peak parasitaemia and parasite burden were higher in Hp(-/-) mice than in Hp(+/+) mice. The increase in spleen weight following malaria infection was smaller in Hp(-/-) mice than in Hp(+/+) animals. The occurrence of cerebral malaria in P. berghei ANKA infection was not different in Hp gene knockout mice and their controls.
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