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Abstract
Human erythrocytes are endowed with ATP release pathways and metabotropic and ionotropic purinoceptors. This review summarizes the pivotal function of purinergic signaling in erythrocyte control of vascular tone, in hemolytic septicemia, and in malaria. In malaria, the intraerythrocytic parasite exploits the purinergic signaling of its host to adapt the erythrocyte to its requirements.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22580091 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.04.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700