Molecular group:
Other leucocyte cell surface receptors and membrane transporters
Molecule/Cell:
CTLA-4/CD8
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium berghei ANKA
pRBC infection titer:
10^4
Mouse genetic background (Con):
BALB/cAnNCrl
Experimental treatment group (EG):
anti-CTLA-4 + anti-CD8
Lethal infection (Con):
yes
Lethal infection (EG):
yes
Pathology (Con):
CM (~30%)
Pathology (EG):
No CM
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Refs:
Hafalla et al., 2012, PLoS Pathog
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