Immunomodulatory effects of testosterone and letrozole during Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection

Immunomodulatory effects of testosterone and letrozole during Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection

IntroductionMalaria is one of the leading health problems globally. Plasmodium infection causes pronounced sexual dimorphism, and the lethality and severity are more remarkable in males than in females. To study the role of testosterone in the susceptibility and mortality of males in malaria, it is...

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Main Authors: Teresita de Jesús Nolasco-Pérez, Luis Antonio Cervantes-Candelas, Fidel Orlando Buendía-González, Jesús Aguilar-Castro, Omar Fernández-Rivera, Víctor Hugo Salazar-Castañón, Martha Legorreta-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Plasmodium berghei ANKA
malaria
sex hormones
androgen
testosterone
letrozole
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1146356/full

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