High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.

Maturation of Plasmodium falciparum decreases the deformability of infected red blood cells (RBCs), increasing their clearance as they attempt to pass through endothelial slits of the splenic sinus. Previous studies of Plasmodium vivax-infected RBCs led to opposite conclusions with respect to cellul...

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Asıl Yazarlar: Handayani, S, Chiu, D, Tjitra, E, Kuo, J, Lampah, D, Kenangalem, E, Renia, L, Snounou, G, Price, R, Anstey, N, Russell, B
Materyal Türü: Journal article
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 2009
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author Handayani, S
Chiu, D
Tjitra, E
Kuo, J
Lampah, D
Kenangalem, E
Renia, L
Snounou, G
Price, R
Anstey, N
Russell, B
author_facet Handayani, S
Chiu, D
Tjitra, E
Kuo, J
Lampah, D
Kenangalem, E
Renia, L
Snounou, G
Price, R
Anstey, N
Russell, B
author_sort Handayani, S
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description Maturation of Plasmodium falciparum decreases the deformability of infected red blood cells (RBCs), increasing their clearance as they attempt to pass through endothelial slits of the splenic sinus. Previous studies of Plasmodium vivax-infected RBCs led to opposite conclusions with respect to cellular deformability. To resolve this controversy, P. vivax-infected RBCs were passed through a 2-microm microfluidic channel. In contrast to P. falciparum-infected RBCs, mature P. vivax-infected RBCs readily became deformed through 2-microm constrictions. After this extreme deformation, 67% of P. vivax-infected RBCs recovered a normal appearance; however, 15% of uninfected RBCs were destroyed. Results suggest mechanisms for both avoidance of splenic clearance and anemia in vivax malaria.
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spelling oxford-uuid:9e5e62b1-46b6-41d9-9e40-1b660eb653a72022-03-27T00:49:40ZHigh deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9e5e62b1-46b6-41d9-9e40-1b660eb653a7EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Handayani, SChiu, DTjitra, EKuo, JLampah, DKenangalem, ERenia, LSnounou, GPrice, RAnstey, NRussell, BMaturation of Plasmodium falciparum decreases the deformability of infected red blood cells (RBCs), increasing their clearance as they attempt to pass through endothelial slits of the splenic sinus. Previous studies of Plasmodium vivax-infected RBCs led to opposite conclusions with respect to cellular deformability. To resolve this controversy, P. vivax-infected RBCs were passed through a 2-microm microfluidic channel. In contrast to P. falciparum-infected RBCs, mature P. vivax-infected RBCs readily became deformed through 2-microm constrictions. After this extreme deformation, 67% of P. vivax-infected RBCs recovered a normal appearance; however, 15% of uninfected RBCs were destroyed. Results suggest mechanisms for both avoidance of splenic clearance and anemia in vivax malaria.
spellingShingle Handayani, S
Chiu, D
Tjitra, E
Kuo, J
Lampah, D
Kenangalem, E
Renia, L
Snounou, G
Price, R
Anstey, N
Russell, B
High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title_full High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title_fullStr High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title_full_unstemmed High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title_short High deformability of Plasmodium vivax-infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions.
title_sort high deformability of plasmodium vivax infected red blood cells under microfluidic conditions
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