Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
TGF-b1
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 colocalisation with astrocytes; TGF-b protein expression in tissue surrounding larger brain vessels; no staining in spleens from CM patients; + correlation with IL-1b and TNF-a mRNA expression
Refs:
Brown et al., 1999, J Infect Dis
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