Modulation of innate immune responses at birth by prenatal malaria exposure and association with malaria risk during the first year of life

Modulation of innate immune responses at birth by prenatal malaria exposure and association with malaria risk during the first year of life

Abstract Background Factors driving inter-individual differences in immune responses upon different types of prenatal malaria exposure (PME) and subsequent risk of malaria in infancy remain poorly understood. In this study, we examined the impact of four types of PME (i.e., maternal peripheral infec...

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Main Authors: Hamtandi Magloire Natama, Gemma Moncunill, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Héctor Sanz, Hermann Sorgho, Ruth Aguilar, Maminata Coulibaly-Traoré, M. Athanase Somé, Susana Scott, Innocent Valéa, Petra F. Mens, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Luc Kestens, Halidou Tinto, Carlota Dobaño, Anna Rosanas-Urgell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Malaria in pregnancy
Prenatal malaria exposure
Innate immunity
Cytokines
Toll-like receptor
Malaria in infancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1187-3

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