Cord Malaria Infection, Complement Activation, Oxidative Stress, Gestational Age, and Birth Weight, Characterized by High Plasmodium falciparum Prevalence in Bamenda, Cameroon.

Oumar MahamatKidio Gisele NdumSumo LaurentineNtonifor Ngum Helen

Published in: Journal of tropical medicine (2020)

Cord blood infection lowers the complement haemolytic titter, oxygen radicals and total antioxidant defense in neonates. This lowering of complement haemolytic titter and oxygen radical compounds in umbilical cord malaria are associated with low birth weight and preterm birth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
plasmodium falciparum
low birth weight
birth weight
cord blood
umbilical cord
oxidative stress
human milk
mesenchymal stem cells
risk factors
dna damage
preterm infants
ischemia reperfusion injury
bone marrow
body mass index
signaling pathway
heat stress
innate immune