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ArticleMalaria journal2010

Apoptosis of non-parasitized red blood cells in malaria: a putative mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of anaemia.

Paulo R R Totino, Aline D Magalhães, Luciene A Silva, Dalma M Banic, Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz

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Article in Malaria journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paulo R R TotinoLaboratory of Malaria Research, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Aline D Magalhães
Luciene A Silva
Dalma M Banic
Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro
Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere anaemia is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in hyperendemic regions. Premature elimination of non-parasitized red blood cells (nRBC) has been considered as one mechanism involved in the genesis of severe malaria anaemia. It has been reported that apoptosis can occur in RBC and, consequently, this cell death process could contribute to anaemia. This study was performed to evaluate the susceptibility of nRBC to apoptosis in a malaria anaemia murine model.

methodsBalb/c mice were intraperitonially inoculated with 1 × 106 P. yoelii 17XL parasitized RBC (pRBC) and, then, parasitaemia and anaemia were monitored. Apoptosis in both pRBC and nRBC was assessed during early and late phases of infection by flow cytometry using Syto 16 and annexin V-PE double staining and forward scatter measurement.

resultsAs expected, experimental infection of Balb/c mice with Plasmodium yoelii 17XL parasites was characterized by progressive increase of parasitaemia and acute anaemia, leading to death. Flow cytometry analysis showed that a number of pRBC was in the apoptotic process. It was noteworthy that the increase of nRBC apoptosis levels occurred in the late phase of infection, when anaemia degree was notably accentuated, while no significant alteration was observed in the early phase.

conclusionThe increased levels of nRBC apoptosis herein firstly reported, in malaria infection could represent a putative mechanism worsening the severity of malarial anaemia.

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ApoptosisAnemiaAnimalsErythrocytesHumansMalariaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPlasmodium yoelii

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PMCPMC3017533
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