Kynurenic acid (KA)

Molecular group: 
Metabolic markers
Molecule/Cell: 
Kynurenic acid (KA)
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ: 
CSF
Population: 
Malawi vs European Con
Transmission: 
Stable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Pediatric (Adult con)
CM vs UM: 
Patient number: 
120
Additional differences: 
KA malawian children with CM > KA vietnamese adults with SM; + correlation with fever duration and AST; - correlation with hematocrit
Refs: 
Medana et al., 2003, J Infect Dis