Can malaria parasite pathogenesis be prevented by treatment with tumor necrosis factor-alpha?

We consider a model incorporating the influence of innate and adaptive immune responses on malaria pathogenesis. By calculating the model reproduction number for a special representation of cytokine interaction, we have shown that the cytokine tumour necrosis factor-$\alpha$ can be administered to i...

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Principais autores: Avner Friedman, Edward M. Lungu
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: AIMS Press 2013-03-01
coleção:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Acesso em linha:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.609