Malaria is a global health problem with the most malignant form caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum). Parasite maturation in red blood cells (RBCs) is accompanied by changes including the formation of paramagnetic hemozoin (HZ) nanocrystals, and increased metabolism and variation in membrane lipid composition. Herein, MR relaxometry (MRR) was applied to investigate water exchange across RBCs' membrane and HZ formation in parasitized RBCs.

Relaxometric studies of erythrocyte suspensions infected by Plasmodium falciparum: a tool for staging infection and testing anti-malarial drugs

Di Gregorio, Enza;Ferrauto, Giuseppe;Schwarzer, Evelin;Gianolio, Eliana;Valente, Elena;Ulliers, Daniela;Aime, Silvio;Skorokhod, Oleksii
2020-01-01

Abstract

Malaria is a global health problem with the most malignant form caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum). Parasite maturation in red blood cells (RBCs) is accompanied by changes including the formation of paramagnetic hemozoin (HZ) nanocrystals, and increased metabolism and variation in membrane lipid composition. Herein, MR relaxometry (MRR) was applied to investigate water exchange across RBCs' membrane and HZ formation in parasitized RBCs.
2020
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Gd-complex; Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Red blood cells; chloroquine; dihydroartemisinin; hemozoin; water exchange rate; water permeability
Di Gregorio, Enza; Ferrauto, Giuseppe; Schwarzer, Evelin; Gianolio, Eliana; Valente, Elena; Ulliers, Daniela; Aime, Silvio; Skorokhod, Oleksii
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