Plasma levels of inter-alpha inhibitor proteins in children with acute Dengue virus infection.

BACKGROUND: Inter-alpha inhibitor proteins (IaIp) belong to a family of protease inhibitors that are involved in the haemostatic and the vascular system. Dengue viruses (DENV) infections are characterized by coagulopathy and increased vascular permeability. In this study we measured the concentratio...

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Main Authors: Penelope Koraka, Yow-Pin Lim, Michael D Shin, Tatty E Setiati, Albert T A Mairuhu, Eric C M van Gorp, Augustinus Soemantri, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Byron E E Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2850310?pdf=render