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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
Phagocytic cells represent an important line of innate defense against malaria; however, little is known of the mechanism by which macrophages recognize Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes (PEs). Using macrophages from CD36 wild-type (WT), CD36-null, and CD36 transgenically-rescued rodents, we demonstrate a major role for CD36 in the phagocytosis of PEs. WT macrophages display enhanced phagocytic capacity for nonopsonized PEs, compared with that for CD36-null mouse and rat macrophages. Transgenic rescue of CD36-deficient rats restored macrophage phagocytic capacity for PEs. CD36 receptor blockade with monoclonal antibodies and proteolytic cleavage of CD36 ligands from the surface of PEs inhibited the uptake of PEs. Up-regulation of rodent CD36 by use of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARgamma) agonists increased the phagocytosis of PEs. CD36-mediated uptake of PEs did not result in increased tumor necrosis factor-alpha secretion, of which high levels are associated with adverse outcomes in malaria. These studies support the use of these rodent models to examine PE-CD36 interactions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
189
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Antigens, CD36, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Plasmodium falciparum, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Rats, Inbred SHR, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Rats, Inbred WKY, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Receptors, Retinoic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Retinoid X Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14722884-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
CD36 mediates the phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes by rodent macrophages.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't