Differential expression pattern of co-inhibitory molecules on CD4⁺ T cells in uncomplicated versus complicated malaria.

ABSTRACT: The immune response of malaria patients is a main factor influencing the clinical severity of malaria. A tight regulation of the CD4⁺ T cell response or the induction of tolerance have been proposed to contribute to protection from severe or clinical disease. We therefore compared the CD4⁺ T cell phenotypes of Ghanaian children with complicated malaria, uncomplicated malaria, asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection or no infection. Using flow cytometric analysis and automated multivariate clustering, we characterized the expression of the co-inhibitory molecules CTLA-4, PD-1, Tim-3, and LAG-3 and other molecules implicated in regulatory function on CD4⁺ T cells. Children with complicated malaria had higher frequencies of CTLA-4⁺ or PD-1

SUBMITTER: Abel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859076 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature