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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 547-554Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.02.007
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malaria; pathology; brain; T cells
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Malaria remains a major global health problem and cerebral malaria (CM) is one of the most serious complications of this disease. Recent years have seen important advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. Parasite sequestration, a hallmark of this syndrome, is thought to be solely responsible for the pathological process. However, this phenomenon cannot explain all aspects of the pathogenesis of CM. The use of an animal model, Plasmodium berghei ANKA in mice, has allowed the identification of specific pathological components of CM. Although multiple pathways may lead to CM, an important role for CD8(+) T cells has been clarified. Other cells, including platelets, and mediators such as cytokines also have an important role. In this review we have focused on the role of T cells, and discuss what remains to be studied to understand the pathways by which these cells mediate CM. (c) 2006 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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