C5a Enhances Dysregulated Inflammatory and Angiogenic Responses to Malaria In Vitro: Potential Implications for Placental Malaria

Andrea L. Conroy, Lena Serghides, Constance A. M. Finney, Simon O. Owino, Sanjeev Kumar, D. Channe Gowda, W. Conrad Liles, Julie M. Moore, Kevin C. Kain

PLoS ONE · 2009 · 78 citations · 56 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that C5a may contribute to the pathogenesis of PM by inducing dysregulated inflammatory and angiogenic responses that impair placental function.

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