Table 3.
The malaria parasite rate of infection in hepatocytes.
| Human hepatocytes | Mouse hepatocytes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatomaa | Primary | Cell linesb | Primary | ||
| Frozen | Fresh | ||||
| Murine malaria parasite(P. berghei or P. yoelii) | <10% (86, 101, 104–106) | <0.2% (103) | <0.2% (104) | <6% (100, 105, 106) | <2% (105) |
| Human malaria parasite(P. falciparum NF54or 3D7, or P. vivax) | <2.5% (61, 83, 102, 107, 108) | <0.3% (61, 107) | 1–3% (71) | N/D | N/D |
a
Cell lines include HC04, Hep G2, Huh7, WI38.
b
Cell lines include Hepa1-6 and Bnl-1Me A.7R.1.
N/D, Not described.