IL-1ra

Molecular group: 
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
IL-1ra
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax
Organ: 
Plasma
Population: 
European travelers
Transmission: 
/
Adult/Pediatric: 
N.I.
UM vs NM: 
Patient number: 
36
Additional differences: 
levels > 10,000 pg/mL in the only SM patient and 4 patients with severe meningococcal disease; P. falciparum > P. vivax; levels ↓ during treatment; + correlation with sIL-2R
Refs: 
Bygbjerg et al., 1997, APMIS