Erythrocyte Lipid and Antioxidant Changes in Plasmodium falciparum-infected Children Attending Mother and Child Hospital in Akure, Nigeria | Zendy

Olarewaju M. Oluba | Zendy

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Erythrocyte Lipid and Antioxidant Changes in Plasmodium falciparum-infected Children Attending Mother and Child Hospital in Akure, Nigeria

Author(s) -

Olarewaju M. Oluba

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

pakistan journal of biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1812-5735

pISSN - 1028-8880

DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2019.257.264

Subject(s) - plasmodium falciparum , glutathione peroxidase , parasitemia , lipid peroxidation , antioxidant , catalase , superoxide dismutase , glutathione , lipid peroxide , artemisinin , oxidative stress , cholesterol , chemistry , biology , pharmacology , biochemistry , malaria , immunology , enzyme

Understanding the molecular and cellular pathways activated in response to Plasmodium falciparum infection is crucial for the development of pharmacological intervention to malaria. The present study was designed to evaluate the lipid components and the oxidative status of erythrocyte obtained from children under 5 years infected with Plasmodium falciparum.

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