Rheopathologic Consequence of Plasmodium vivax Rosette Formation.

• Main Authors: Rou Zhang (Author), Wenn-Chyau Lee (Author), Yee-Ling Lau (Author), Letusa Albrecht (Author), Stefanie C P Lopes (Author), Fabio T M Costa (Author), Rossarin Suwanarusk (Author), Francois Nosten (Author), Brian M Cooke (Author), Laurent Rénia (Author), Bruce Russell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malaria parasites dramatically alter the rheological properties of infected red blood cells. In the case of Plasmodium vivax, the parasite rapidly decreases the shear elastic modulus of the invaded RBC, enabling it to avoid splenic clearance. This study highlights correlation between rosette formati...