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. 1974 Oct;18(2):267–272.

Complement activation in children with acute malaria

B M Greenwood, M J Brueton
PMCID: PMC1537893  PMID: 4619598

Abstract

Low C3 levels were found in the sera of most children with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. C4 and C1q levels were very low whilst glycine-rich β-glycoprotein (GBG) levels were only slightly depressed, suggesting that complement activation was occurring via the classical pathway. It is suggested that complement activation may play a part in initiating the complex series of changes that leads to the vascular damage seen in this infection.

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