Association of cerebral malaria and TNF-α levels: a systematic review.

Luana LeãoBruna PutyMaria Fâni DolabelaMarinete Marins PovoaYago Gecy De Sousa NéLuciana Guimarães EiróNathália Carolina Fernandes FagundesLucianne Cople MaiaRafael Rodrigues Lima

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

Although the results suggested that that TNF-α level is associated with cerebral malaria, the evidence is inconsistent and imprecise. More observational studies evaluating the average TNF-alpha are needed.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
subarachnoid hemorrhage
plasmodium falciparum
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
cerebral blood flow
blood brain barrier