Malaria pigment paralyzes dendritic cells

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2006
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Abstract
The capacity of malarial infection to suppress the patient's immune responses both to the parasite and to other antigens has long puzzled researchers. A prime suspect, the parasite-produced pigment hemozoin, has now been clearly shown to mediate immunosuppression by inhibiting dendritic cell activity.
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Authors Britta C Urban;Stephen Todryk;Britta C Urban;Stephen Todryk;
Journal journal of biology
Year 2006
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doi:10.1186/jbiol37
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https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fjbiol37
Keywords
life sciences biomedicine general

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