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ArticleMalaria journal2013

Nuclear factor kappa B modulates apoptosis in the brain endothelial cells and intravascular leukocytes of fatal cerebral malaria.

Chuchard Punsawad, Yaowapa Maneerat, Urai Chaisri, Kwannan Nantavisai, Parnpen Viriyavejakul

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Article in Malaria journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chuchard PunsawadDepartment of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yaowapa Maneerat
Urai Chaisri
Kwannan Nantavisai
Parnpen Viriyavejakul
Mahidol University · THMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit · THSrinakharinwirot University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebral malaria (CM) caused by Plasmodium falciparum is known to be associated with the sequestration of parasitized red blood cells (PRBCs) in the microvasculature and the release of soluble cytokines. In addition, the involvement of signaling molecules has gained wide interest in the pathogenesis of CM. An important signaling factor, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is known to regulate apoptosis. This work aimed to study the expression of NF-κB p65 and its correlation with apoptosis in the brain of fatal CM.

methodsThe expression of NF-κB p65 and cleaved caspase-3 in the brain of fatal P. falciparum malaria cases was investigated by immunohistochemistry. Histopathological features were analysed together with the correlations of NF-κB p65 and cleaved caspase-3 expression.

resultsNF-κB p65 activation and cleaved caspase-3 expression were significantly increased in the neurons, glial cells, vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and intravascular leukocytes of the brain in fatal CM, compared with the control brain (p < 0.001) and non-cerebral malaria (NCM) (p = 0.034). The percentage of neurons that expressed nuclear NF-κB p65 showed a positive correlation with the total score of histopathological changes (rs = 0.678; p = 0.045). Significant positive correlations were established between vascular ECs NF-κB index and ECs apoptotic index (rs = 0.717; p = 0.030) and between intravascular leukocytes NF-κB index and leukocytes apoptotic index (rs = 0.696; p = 0.037) in fatal CM.

conclusionsThis study documented that NF-κB p65 is one of the signaling factors that modulates apoptosis in the brain ECs and intravascular leukocytes of fatal CM.

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ApoptosisAdolescentAdultBrainCaspase 3ChildChild, PreschoolEndothelial CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMalaria, CerebralMalaria, FalciparumMaleCaspase 3NF-kappa B

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PMID23890318
PMCPMC3728032
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