Chemokine, cytokine and haematological profiles in Sprague-Dawley rats co-infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA and Trichinella zimbabwensis-A laboratory animal model for malaria and tissue-dwelling nematodes co-infection
Pretty Murambiwa, E G Silas, Yanga Mdleleni, Samson Mukaratirwa
Abstract
0.001) concentration in comparison to control group, at day 7 post Pb infection. Our results confirm that co-infection of Pb with Tz resulted in increased Pb parasitaemia compared to the control group in the early stages of infection and this might translate to severe malaria.
Topics & Concepts
Plasmodium bergheiBiologyImmunologyChemokineMalariaImmune systemTrichinellaCytokineCXCL10CCL11HelminthsCCL2Parasites and Host InteractionsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsMalaria Research and Control