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SUBMITTER: Vogt AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1579244 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vogt Anna M AM Pettersson Fredrik F Moll Kirsten K Jonsson Cathrine C Normark Johan J Ribacke Ulf U Egwang Thomas G TG Ekre Hans-Peter HP Spillmann Dorothe D Chen Qijun Q Wahlgren Mats M
PLoS pathogens 20060901 9
Severe human malaria is attributable to an excessive sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected and uninfected erythrocytes in vital organs. Strains of P. falciparum that form rosettes and employ heparan sulfate as a host receptor are associated with development of severe forms of malaria. Heparin, which is similar to heparan sulfate in that it is composed of the same building blocks, was previously used in the treatment of severe malaria, but it was discontinued due to the occurrence of se ...[more]