Parasite-spec IgE

Molecular group: 
Ig subfamilies and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
Parasite-spec IgE
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae
Organ: 
Serum
Population: 
Brazil
Transmission: 
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Adult
SM/NCSM vs UM: 
n.s.
Patient number: 
233
Additional differences: 
UM = AM; prevalence of IgE: NCSM = UM = AM; interactions with IgG4: NCSM > UM, AM; significantly ↑ levels for patients undergoing their 1 clinical malaria attack
Refs: 
Leoratti et al., 2008, Malar J