Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
IL-6
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma/Serum
Population:
Nigeria
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric
CM vs NCSM:
=
CM vs UM:
<
SM/NCSM vs UM:
≤
UM vs NM:
>
UM vs HC:
>
Patient number:
179
Additional differences:
Plasma: SMA < UM; serum: SMA = UM; CM = NM/HC; SMA > NM/HC; + correlation with serum IL-1b, GM-CSF and TNF in all patient groups (UM, CM, and SMA) and with IL-10 in UM and SMA patients (but not in CM patients)
Refs:
Burté et al., 2013, Blood
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