Pregnancy-associated malaria affects toll-like receptor ligand-induced cytokine responses in cord blood
Pregnancy-associated malaria affects toll-like receptor ligand-induced cytokine responses in cord blood
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DOI:
10.1086/591057
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发表时间:
2008-09-15
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Yazdanbakhsh, Maria
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作者:
Adegnika, Ayola A.;Koehler, Carsten;Yazdanbakhsh, Maria
Background. Pregnancy-associated malaria is known to modify fetal immunity. Most previous studies have been cross-sectional in nature and have focused on the priming of acquired immune responses in utero. In this context, the influence of the timing and/or duration of placental infection with Plasmodium falciparum are unknown, and changes to innate immune responses have not been studied extensively.Methods. Pregnant women in Gabon, where P. falciparum infection is endemic, were followed up through monthly clinical and parasitological examinations from the second trimester to delivery. Cells of neonates born to mothers who had acquired P. falciparum infection