期刊
MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY
卷 150, 期 2, 页码 211-218出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.08.005
关键词
Plasmodium falciparum; virulence; pathogenesis; cerebral malaria; hyperparasitaemia; PfEMP1
资金
- FIC NIH HHS [D43TW001589, D43 TW001589] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [N01-AI-85346, N01AI85346] Funding Source: Medline
- Wellcome Trust [067431, 072876] Funding Source: Medline
The Plasmodium falciparum variant erythrocyte surface antigens known as PfEMP1, encoded by the var gene family, are thought to play a crucial role in malaria pathogenesis because they mediate adhesion to host cells and immuno-modulation. Var genes have been divided into three major groups (A, B and C) and two intermediate groups (B/A and B/C) on the basis of their genomic location and upstream sequence. We analysed expressed sequence tags of the var gene DBL alpha domain to investigate var gene transcription in relation to disease severity in Malian children. We found that P. falciparum isolates from children with cerebral malaria (unrousable coma) predominantly transcribe var genes with DBL alpha 1-like domains that are characteristic of Group A or B/A var genes. In contrast, isolates from children with equally high parasite burdens but no symptoms or signs of severe malaria (hyperparasitaemia patients) predominantly transcribe var genes with DBL alpha 0-like domains that are characteristic of the B and C-related var gene groups. These results suggest that var genes with DBL alpha 1-like domains (Group A or B/A) may be implicated in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, while var genes with DBL alpha 0-like domains promote less virulent malaria infections. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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