Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
IL-1b
Plasmodium strain:
N.I.
Organ:
Brain (PM)-IHC
Population:
Malawi
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric (Adult)
CM vs NM-CNS:
>
CM vs NM-NCNS:
>
Patient number:
14
Additional differences:
No IL-1b mRNA or protein staining in NM patients; IL-1b protein staining was observed in infiltrating monocytes from NM-CNS patients; + correlation with TGF-b and TNF-a mRNA expression
Refs:
Brown et al., 1999, J Infect Dis
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