The extravascular compartment of the bone marrow: a niche for Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte maturation?
Open Access
- 20 August 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 11 (1), 285
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-285
Abstract
Background: Plasmodium falciparum immature gametocytes accumulate in the bone marrow, but their exact location in this tissue remains unclear. Methods: The stage and deposition pattern of gametocytes was analysed on histological sections of a bone marrow sample collected in a patient with subacute P. falciparum malaria. Results: A majority (89%) of immature stages II to IV gametocytes and a minority (29%) of mature stage V gametocytes were observed in extravascular spaces. Discussion and conclusion: These observations represent a valuable step towards understanding sequestration patterns of P. falciparum gametocytes and may ultimately lead to novel transmission-blocking interventions.Keywords
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