Burgmann H, Looareesuwan S, Wiesinger EC, Winter W, Graninger W. Levels of stem cell factor and interleukin-3 in serum in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 1997;
4:226-8. [PMID:
9067661 PMCID:
PMC170507 DOI:
10.1128/cdli.4.2.226-228.1997]
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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to measure serum concentrations of stem cell factor (SCF) and interleukin-3 (IL-3) in patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Serum samples from 15 patients were taken on day of admission and days 7, 14, 21, and 28. Anemia developed in 80% of patients. A transient increase in IL-3 could be observed at the beginning of the disease. It remains controversial whether the measured concentrations of IL-3 and SCF correlate with the grade of anemia. The possibly suppressed IL-3 and SCF production may contribute to the prolonged anemia in P. falciparum malaria, as has been shown for erythropoietin.
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