Molecular group:
Immune cells
Molecule/Cell:
Platelets
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium berghei ANKA
pRBC infection titer:
5 x 10^5
Mouse genetic background (Con):
C57BL/6J
Experimental treatment group (EG):
+ anti-platelet (anti-GPIb) or platelet inhibitor (Clopidogrel) (day 1)
Lethal infection (Con):
yes
Lethal infection (EG):
yes
Pathology (Con):
CM (80-100%)
Pathology (EG):
CM (20%)
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
Similar plasma concentrations of serum amyloids A and P and IL-1b
Refs:
Aggrey et al., 2013, J Immunol
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