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APOPTOSIS OF NON-PARASITIZED RED BLOOD CELLS IN MALARIA: A PUTATIVE MECHANISM INVOLVED IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ANAEMIA
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Severe anaemia is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in hyperendemic regions. Premature elimination of non-parasitized red blood cells (nRBC) has been considered as one mechanism involved in the genesis of severe malaria anaemia. It has been reported that apoptosis can occur in RBC and, consequently, this cell death process could contribute to anaemia. This study was performed to evaluate the susceptibility of nRBC to apoptosis in a malaria anaemia murine model.
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