MIF

Molecular group: 
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
MIF
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax
Organ: 
Plasma
Population: 
Brazil
Transmission: 
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Pediatric and adult
UM vs HC: 
Patient number: 
255
Additional differences: 
UM vivax = UM falciparum > HC; P. vivax: anemic patients = non-anemic patients; patients without parasite-specific IgM < patients with parasite-specific IgM; patients without parasite-specific IgG = patients with parasite-specific IgG; + correlation with IgG against components of the RBC membrane; P. falciparum: anemic patients = non-anemic patients; patients without parasite-specific IgM, IgG = patients with parasite-specific IgM, IgG
Refs: 
Fernandes et al., 2006, Clin Vaccine Immunol