H. BurgmannS. LooareesuwanE. C. WiesingerW. WinterW. GraningerUniversitat WienMahidol University2018-07-042018-07-041997-01-01Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. Vol.4, No.2 (1997), 226-2281071412X2-s2.0-0030893174https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/17920The purpose of the present study was to measure serum concentrations of stem cell factor (SCF) and interleukin-3 (IL-3) in patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Serum samples from 15 patients were taken on day of admission and days 7, 14, 21, and 28. Anemia developed in 80% of patients. A transient increase in IL-3 could be observed at the beginning of the disease. It remains controversial whether the measured concentrations of IL-3 and SCF correlate with the grade of anemia. The possibly suppressed IL-3 and SCF production may contribute to the prolonged anemia in P. falciparum malaria, as has been shown for erythropoietin.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineShort SurveySCOPUS