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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC)"”.
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High Fat Diet Effects on Erythrophagocytosis and MCP-1 Levels in Mice
… Immune cells, such as monocytes, respond to chemokines and differentiate into macrophages, engulfing oxidized lipids, and forming foam cells within the vessel wall. Red blood cells (RBC) are known to bind chemokines through the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC). RBCs may play a …
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The impact of common and rare human genetic variants on erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites
… and confirmed well-known variants (e.g., Duffy negativity) that are associated with varying degrees of protection against severe malaria. However, even for variants that have been studied for decades, the underlying mechanism of protection often remains unknown or poorly understood. Both …