Atypical B cells in Malaria: Escape or Chase?

Authors: Sohn H*

DOI: 10.23880/vvoa-16000113

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), a protozoan parasite, is a deadly infectious disease in primarily young children, prevailing from sub-Saharan Africa [1]. A seminal study by Cohen, et al. [2] showed that the transfer of serum immunoglobulin (Ig) active against the malaria pathogen is effective in curing young children from febrile Malaria, indicating that humoral immunity plays a key role in the treatment of malaria.

Keywords: Atypical B cells; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Immunoglobulin

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