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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The distribution and intensity of parasite sequestration in comatose Malawian children
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 194, No. 2, Year 2006
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Background. The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in capillary beds is a characteristic feature of severe malaria and is believed to be central to disease pathogenesis. Sequestration occurs in all P. falciparum infections, including those in asymptomatic individuals. Therefore, sequestration cannot be the sole determinant of severe disease; the intensity or distribution of infected erythrocytes may also contribute. Discerning the relationship between sequestration and well-defined clinical syndromes may enhance understanding of disease mechanisms. Methods. We measured the concentration of parasite-derived lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) in tissue samples obtained at autopsy from patients with clinically defined cerebral malaria. On the basis of the autopsy findings, patients were divided into 2 groups: those with an identifiable, nonmalarial cause of death and those without, who were presumed to have died of cerebral malaria. The concentration of pLDH, as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, was used to estimate parasite load in different organs. Results. When pLDH could be detected, the parasite load was higher in patients with presumed cerebral malaria than in parasitemic patients with assumed cerebral malaria with a nonmalaria cause of death identified at autopsy (P < .05 for brain, intestine, and skin). Conclusions. These findings suggest that sequestration in patients with fatal cerebral malaria occurs in multiple organs and does not reflect a predilection in the parasite for the cerebral vasculature. © 2006 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Seydel, Karl B.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
United States, East Lansing
Msu College of Osteopathic Medicine
Milner, Danny Arnold
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kamiza, Steve B.
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Molyneux, Malcolm Edward
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Taylor, Terrie Ellen
United States, East Lansing
Msu College of Osteopathic Medicine
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Statistics
Citations: 137
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/505078
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health