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Mouse models of malaria

Tracey J. Lamb, Douglas E. Brown, Alexandre J. Potocnik and Jean Langhorne

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Table 1. Mouse models of malaria
Species; subspecies; clone Organs of sequestration RBC invasion preference Mouse strain susceptibility to anaemia Mouse strain susceptibility to CM
berghei ANKA Brain, lungs and adipose tissue (Ref. 79) Reticulocytes C57BL/6: lethal
CD-1: lethal
C57BL/6J: non-lethal (Refs 159, 160)
C57BL/6: susceptible
CBA: susceptible
BALB/c: resistant (Ref. 3)
yoelii yoelii 17X Brain (Ref. 26) Reticulocytes and mature RBCs BALB/c: non-lethal (Ref. 160) Most strains resistant
yoelii yoelii 17XL   Reticulocytes and mature RBCs BALB/c: lethal
C57BL/6: lethal (Ref. 119)
Most strains susceptible
chabaudi chabaudi AS Liver and brain (Refs 97, 101) Mature RBCs A/J: lethal
C57BL/6: non-lethal (Ref. 121)
C57BL/6 IL-10 KO: susceptible (Ref. 161)
chabaudi chabaudi AJ Liver (Ref. 98) Mature RBCs BALB/c: non-lethal (Ref. 121)  
chabaudi adami DS   Mature RBCs C3H: lethal
C57BL/6: non-lethal (Ref. 128)
 
chabaudi adami DK   Mature RBCs BALB/c: non-lethal
C3H: non-lethal (Ref. 128)
 
vinckei vinckei   Mature RBCs BALB/c: lethal (Ref. 120)  

Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; KO, knockout; RBC, red blood cell.


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