Molecular group:
Neural or endothelial cell stress/damage/activation markers
Molecule/Cell:
HO-1/CD8
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium berghei ANKA
pRBC infection titer:
10^4
Mouse genetic background (Con):
BALB/c
Level of backcrossing:
Backcrossed for 10 generations
Experimental treatment group (EG):
HO-1 -/- (Hmox1 -/-) + anti-CD8
Lethal infection (Con):
yes
Lethal infection (EG):
yes
Pathology (Con):
No CM
Pathology (EG):
No CM
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Refs:
Pamplona et al., 2007, Nat Med
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