Chip-based assay of adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes to cells under flow

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Unique to Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, the mature asexual stages of the life cycle are absent from the peripheral blood stream. Using syringe pumps and commercially available microslides, it is possible to mimic the blood flow, and investigate the interactions of erythrocytes infected by well-defined P. falciparum isolates for their ability to bind to various tissue receptors under physiological flow conditions. This chapter outlines the techniques needed to investigate how parasites bind to endothelial cells under physiological sheer stress conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMalaria Immunology : Targeting the Surface of Infected Erythrocytes
EditorsAnja Tatiana Ramstedt Jensen, Lars Hviid
Number of pages12
PublisherHumana Press
Publication date2022
Pages545-556
Chapter42
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-0716-2189-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
SeriesMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
ISSN1064-3745

Bibliographical note

© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

    Research areas

  • Cell Adhesion/physiology, Endothelial Cells, Erythrocytes/parasitology, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum/parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum/physiology

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