Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
TNF-a
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS
pRBC infection titer:
10^6
Mouse genetic background (Con):
A/J
Experimental treatment group (EG):
rHuTNF-a
Lethal infection (Con):
yes
Lethal infection (EG):
20%
Pathology (Con):
N.I.
Pathology (EG):
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
Spontaneous decline and clearance
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
Resistant to secondary infection
Refs:
Stevenson et al., 1989, Infect Immun
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