Increased platelet distribution width and reduced IL-2 and IL-12 are associated with thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax malaria

BACKGROUND: Thrombocytopenia in malaria involves platelet destruction and consumption; however, the cellular response underlying this phenomenon has still not been elucidated. OBJECTIVE: To find associations between platelet indices and unbalanced Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokines as a response to thrombocytop...

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Published in:Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Costa, Allyson Guimarães, Chaves, Yury Oliveira, Teixeira-Carvalho, Andréa, Ramasawmy, Rajendranath, Antonelli, Lis Ribeiro Valle, Barbosa, Lucas, Balieiro, Antonio, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Mourão, Maria Paula, Lacerda, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães, Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis, Costa, Fabio Trindade Maranhão, Malheiro, Adriana, Nogueira, Paulo Afonso
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Language:Inglês
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367212/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32696915
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760200080
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