Britta C Urban;Stephen Todryk;Britta C Urban;Stephen Todryk;
journal of biology2006Vol. 5pp. 1-4
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urban2006journalmalaria
Abstract
The capacity of malarial infection to suppress the patient's immune responses both to the parasite and to other antigens has long puzzled researchers. A prime suspect, the parasite-produced pigment hemozoin, has now been clearly shown to mediate immunosuppression by inhibiting dendritic cell activity.