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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Taniguchi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4621605 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20151027
Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, are frequently observed in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, the correlation between malaria intestinal pathology and intestinal microbiota has not been investigated. In the present study, infection of C57BL/6 mice with P. berghei ANKA (PbA) caused intestinal pathological changes, such as detachment of epithelia in the small intestines and increased intestinal permeability, which correlated with development with ...[more]