Malarial anaemia in African children associated with high oxygen-radical production.
Reactive oxygen intermediates are thought to be involved in both the illness and parasite destruction during malaria. We measured innately increased reactive oxygen intermediate production in Gabonese children with severe malaria and anaemia.
Greve
B
B
Kremsner
P G
PG
Lell
B
B
Luckner
D
D
Schmid
D
D
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha