Search for dissertations about: "Placental malaria"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Placental malaria.
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1. Malaria during pregnancy and childhood : A focus on soluble mediators and neutrophils
Abstract : In areas where malaria is endemic, pregnant women and children bear the main burden of severe and life-threatening malarial disease. The aim of this work was to study the impact of Plasmodium falciparum infection on inflammatory responses in pregnant women and children residing in African countries. READ MORE
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2. Regulation of Plasmodium falciparum virulence genes and immune response to surface antigens in placental malaria
Abstract : Malaria infection caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum is a deadly torment, especially for young children and pregnant women residing in sub-Saharan Africa. Much of the parasites virulence is due to its ability to constantly vary the adhesive molecules expressed on the surface of infected red blood cells (iRBCs). READ MORE
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3. Immunoglobulins in the adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in malaria
Abstract : Characterisation of the delicate cell-to-cell interactions involved in the binding of Plasmodium falciparum- infected erythrocytes to host cells is central for the understanding of the development of severe malaria. Infected erythrocytes adhere in the deep vasculature of several organs, sequestration, leading to cerebral malaria, pulmonary oedema or renal failure. READ MORE
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4. Pursuing the fever trail : pathogenesis of blood-stage P. falciparum malaria and pregnancy
Abstract : The burden of the most virulent form of human malarias, Plasmodium falciparum, is concentrated among young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Excessive sequestration of parasite-infected red blood cells (pRBCs) in the capillary beds of different organs is the hallmark of P. READ MORE
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5. Optimization of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria during pregnancy : effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Abstract : Malaria is a Tropical disease caused by different parasites species of genius Plasmodium. Because of pregnancy associated lowered immunity, women who are pregnant are at higher risk to malaria infection than non-pregnant women. READ MORE