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Can nature's defence against malaria be mimicked by the development of host-directed therapies
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Foote, SJ, Can nature's defence against malaria be mimicked by the development of host-directed therapies, Pharmacogenomics, 4, (3) pp. 141-142. ISSN 1470-269X (2004) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1038/sj.tpj.6500241
Abstract
There is an evolutionary battle being fought and the battleground is the humble erythrocyte. The two foes are the genomes of the malarial parasites and their human host and the battle has been waging since the beginning of vertebrate evolution. On the one hand, the erythrocyte must ensure the oxygenation of tissues through its transport of oxygen and yet, on the other, it supplies the malarial parasite with an essential home during the prolonged blood-stage of the life cycle of this most ferocious of human pathogens.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Immunology |
| Research Field: | Immunology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
| Objective Field: | Infectious Diseases |
| Author: | Foote, SJ (Professor Simon Foote) |
| ID Code: | 34906 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2005-07-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-07-08 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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