Pulmonary edema in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. Involvement of catecholamines.
Mice inoculated with Plasmodium berghei developed a drastic and significant pulmonary edema. Treatment of animals with phenoxybenzamine rendered mice hyporeactive to this physiopathological alteration.
D000818:Animals; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010962:Plasmodium berghei; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control
D002395:Catecholamines; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine