Effects of IgG and IgM autoantibodies on non-infected erythrocytes is related to ABO blood group in Plasmodium vivax malaria and is associated with anemia
L. C. Mourao, C. M. P. Medeiros, G. Cardoso-Oliveira, P. M. d. S. Roma, J. d. S. S. Aboobacar, B. C. M. Rodrigues, U. Agero, C. J. F. Fontes, E. M. Braga
The paper shows that IgG and IgM autoantibodies reduce nRBC deformability and IgG induces erythrophagocytosis, with greater effects in type O erythrocytes in P. vivax malaria, linking ABO blood group to anemia risk.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2019Immunology