Monocyte/Macrophages

Molecular group: 
Immune cells
Molecule/Cell: 
Monocyte/Macrophages
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium chabaudi AS
pRBC infection titer: 
10^6
Mouse genetic background (Con): 
C57BL/6
Experimental treatment group (EG): 
Chemical depletion of macrophages (silica)
Lethal infection (Con): 
no
Lethal infection (EG): 
40-70%
Pathology (Con): 
N.I.
Pathology (EG): 
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con): 
Delayed clearance (exp1); increased peak (exp2)
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con): 
N.I.
Refs: 
Stevenson et al., 1989, Parasite Immunol