Adrenal hormones mediate disease tolerance in malaria

Disease tolerance mechanisms counter the negative effects of infection without decreasing the pathogen load. Here, the authors show that in mouse models of malaria, such disease tolerance can be conferred by adrenal hormones, by preventing excessive inflammation and hypoglycemia.

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Main Authors: Leen Vandermosten, Thao-Thy Pham, Sofie Knoops, Charlotte De Geest, Natacha Lays, Kristof Van der Molen, Christopher J. Kenyon, Manu Verma, Karen E. Chapman, Frans Schuit, Karolien De Bosscher, Ghislain Opdenakker, Philippe E. Van den Steen
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4a46f7525e7d4cd28340e26b10d771de
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