Growing Malaria Parasites at a Critical Shaking Speed Mimicking Physiological Flow Reveals New Phenotypes for Invasion Ligands
Emma Kals,
Morten Kals,
Pietro Cicuta
et al.
Abstract:Malaria kills over 600,000 people annually, with all the clinical symptoms being caused by the blood stage of the infection. Malaria parasites invade red blood cells (RBCs), where they grow and multiply until daughter parasites egress to invade new RBCs. This cycle happens primarily in the blood circulation, bone marrow, and spleen, where parasites and RBCs are exposed to flow-generated forces. However, most in vitro growth assays are carried out in static conditions, which are a poor mimic for growth in the b… Show more
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