Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3423703 | Trends in Parasitology | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Up until recently, the relevance of Plasmodium falciparum-infected humanized mice for malaria studies has been questioned because of the low percentage of mice in which the parasite develops. Advances in the generation of new immunodeficient mouse strains combined with the use of protocols that modulate the innate immune defenses of mice have facilitated the harvesting of exoerythrocytic and intraerythrocytic stages of the parasite. These results renew the hope of working with P. falciparum in a laboratory animal and indicate that the next challenge (i.e. a complete parasite cycle in the same mouse, including transmission to mosquito) could be reached in the future.
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Authors
Alicia Moreno, Jean Louis Pérignon, Serban Morosan, Dominique Mazier, Agustin Benito,