Euterpe oleracea fruit (Açai)-enriched diet suppresses the development of experimental cerebral malaria induced by Plasmodium berghei (ANKA) infection

• Main Authors: Karen Renata Herculano Matos Oliveira (Author), Marjorie Lujan Marques Torres (Author), Nayara Kauffmann (Author), Brenda Jaqueline de Azevedo Ataíde (Author), Nívia de Souza Franco Mendes (Author), Larissa Medeiros dos Anjos (Author), Rosivaldo dos Santos Borges (Author), Carlomagno Pacheco Bahia (Author), Luana Ketlen Reis Leão (Author), Adelaide da Conceição Fonseca Passos (Author), Anderson Manoel Herculano (Author), Evander de Jesus Oliveira Batista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cerebral malaria is one of the most severe complications attributed to protozoal infection by Plasmodium falciparum, gaining prominence in children mortality rates in endemic areas. This condition has a complex pathogenesis associated with behavioral, cognitive and motor sequels...