12.8.2013(malaria) Flashcards
(34 cards)
How heme is inactivated by malaria parasite?
Lipid mediated crystallisation of heme to hemozoin
New malaria species
Knowelsi
Cytoadherence
Adhesion of RBC to capillaries and venules and other cells
Cytoadherence is mediated by
PfEMP1 in erythrocyte
ICAM1 in vessels of brain
Chondroitin sulphate in placenta
CD34 in other areas
Rosettes
Adherence of infected RBCs to uninfected RBCs
Agglutination
Adhesion of infected RBCs
Most common enzymopathy in humans
G6PD deficiency
How HbF protects against malaria?
Resistant plasmodium Hb protease
Reduced antioxidant property
AS heterozygotes and malaria
Not protected against cerebral malaria
How are women with G6PD polymorphisms protected against malaria
Difficulty of parasite in switching between different populations
South east Asian ovalocytosis is due to
Deletion in band 3
HbE
Glutamate is replaced by lysine in 26th position
HbC
Glutamate is placed by Lysine in 6th position
SAO heterozygotes and malaria
Reduction in incidence of cerebral malaria
Acquired immunity against malaria
Anti disease immunity not sterilising immunity
Acquired immunity in malaria
Anti disease immunity
Exception to acquired immunity to malaria
Pregnant women
New CSA binding parasites sequester in placenta
Asplenia and malaria
High parasitemia and mature forms of Pf are seen in smear
How are neonates protected against malaria
HbF
Maternal antibodies
Pre-munition
Anti disease immunity
Mechanism of pre-munition in malaria
Antibody repertoire against all variants of PfEMP
Cause of malaria paroxysms
TNF A release stimulated by GPI moieties in ruptured schizhonts
Why is Pf more pathogenic?
Cytoadherence- binding of RBCs to endothelium
Rosette- binding of infected to uninfected erythrocytes
Reduced RBC deformability
What plays a central role in falciparum pathogenesis
PfEMP1