Asymptomatic Plasmodial Infection Is Associated With Increased Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor II–Expressing Regulatory T Cells and Suppressed Type 2 Immune Responses
Author(s) -
Linda J. Wammes,
Aprilianto E. Wiria,
Christa Geeke Toenhake,
Firdaus Hamid,
Kit Yeng Liu,
Heni Suryani,
Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar,
Jaco J. Verweij,
Erliyani Sartono,
Taniawati Supali,
Hermelijn H. Smits,
Adrian J. F. Luty,
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit058
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , immunology , immune system , malaria , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cytokine , plasmodium falciparum , asymptomatic carrier , biology , medicine
In malaria-endemic areas, a proportion of individuals becomes chronic carriers of parasites with few or no clinical signs. There is little information on cellular immune responses in asymptomatic parasite carriers.
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