Sticky sugars attract malaria to the fetus

Authors
Wahlgren, M Spillmann, D
Citation
M. Wahlgren et D. Spillmann, Sticky sugars attract malaria to the fetus, NAT MED, 6(1), 2000, pp. 25-26
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
25 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(200001)6:1<25:SSAMTT>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronic acid has been identified as a second place ntal receptor for Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Discovering the factors that allow this parasite to stick to the placenta during pregna ncy may provide clues about how malaria infects other organs (pages 84-90).