Malaria pigment paralyzes dendritic cells

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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 activit …
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Authors Urban BC;Todryk S;;
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Year 2006
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE Mice review animals humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't comment malaria / immunology* dendritic cells / immunology pmid:16620370 pmc1561485 doi:10.1186/jbiol37 britta c urban stephen todryk dendritic cells / drug effects* hemeproteins / metabolism hemeproteins / pharmacology* immune tolerance / drug effects immunosuppressive agents / metabolism immunosuppressive agents / pharmacology* phagocytosis / drug effects plasmodium / immunology plasmodium / metabolism*

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