Molecular group:
Neural or endothelial cell stress/damage/activation markers
Molecule/Cell:
Big endothelin-1 (bET1)
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Thailand
Transmission:
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric:
Adult
CM vs NCSM:
=
Patient number:
54
Additional differences:
SM > NM, HC; plasma concentrations remained elevated during first 7 days post treatment (sustained endothelial cell damage ??); + correlation with plasma TNF-a; - correlation with platelet count; no difference between patients with and without renal failure
Refs:
Wenisch et al., 1996, J Infect Dis
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