The effects of dyslipidaemia and cholesterol modulation on erythrocyte susceptibility to malaria parasite infection
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3016-3
Abstract: BackgroundMalaria disease commences when blood-stage parasites, called merozoites, invade human erythrocytes. Whilst the process of invasion is traditionally seen as being entirely merozoite-driven, emerging data suggests erythrocyte biophysical properties markedly influence invasion. Cholesterol is a… read more here.
Keywords: invasion; serum cholesterol; cholesterol; erythrocyte susceptibility ... See more keywords