African Trypanosomiasis-Associated Anemia: The Contribution of the Interplay between Parasites and the Mononuclear Phagocyte System

African Trypanosomiasis-Associated Anemia: The Contribution of the Interplay between Parasites and the Mononuclear Phagocyte System

African trypanosomosis (AT) is a chronically debilitating parasitic disease of medical and economic importance for the development of sub-Saharan Africa. The trypanosomes that cause this disease are extracellular protozoan parasites that have developed efficient immune escape mechanisms to manipulat...

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Main Authors: Benoit Stijlemans, Patrick De Baetselier, Stefan Magez, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Carl De Trez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
anemia
MPS
MIF
erythrophagocytosis
inflammation
hemodilution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00218/full

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