Molecular group:
Angiogenic and coagulation factors
Molecule/Cell:
VEGF
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Asian, African and Caucasian travelers
Transmission:
/
Adult/Pediatric:
Adult
UM vs NM:
>
UM vs HC:
>
Patient number:
114
Additional differences:
P. falciparum = P. vivax; NM = HC; no difference between races; levels returned to normal after treatment; VEGF was observed in supernatants of HMC-1 and KU812 cells (human mast cells) after stimulation with P. vivax or P. falciparum crude antigens
Refs:
Furuta et al., 2010, Am J Trop Med Hyg
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