Linking EPCR-Binding PfEMP1 to Brain Swelling in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria

Kessler, A; Dankwa, S; Bernabeu, M; Harawa, V; Danziger, SA; Duffy, F; Kampondeni, SD; Potchen, MJ; Dambrauskas, N; Vigdorovich, V; Oliver, BG; Hochman, SE; Mowrey, WB; MacCormick, IJC; Mandala, WL; Rogerson, SJ; Sather, DN; Aitchison, JD; Taylor, TE

Kim, K (reprint author), Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Med, Bronx, NY 10461 USA.; Kim, K (reprint author), Montefiore Med Ctr, Bronx, NY 10461 USA.; Smith, JD (reprint author), Ctr Infect Dis Res, Seattle, WA 98109 USA.; Seydel, KB (reprint author), Blan

CELL HOST & MICROBE, 2017; 22 (5): 601

Abstract

Brain swelling is a major predictor of mortality in pediatric cerebral malaria (CM). However, the mechanisms leading to swelling remain poorly defined......

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