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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AIMS Press
2013-03-01
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coleção: | Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering |
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Acesso em linha: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.609 |