Table 1 The upper gastrointestinal pathophysiology
From: Upper gastrointestinal pathophysiology due to mouse malaria Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection
| Â | Stomach | Small intestine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mouse model | Gas retention | Dilatation | Mucosal red patches | Submucosal edema | Course change | Shortening | Goblet cell enlargement |
PbA-C57BL/6 cerebral malaria day 8 (n = 6) | ++ | – | ++ | + | ++ | + | + |
PbA-C57BL/6 uncomplicated malaria day 8 (n = 9) | – | – | + | – | ++ | – | + |
PbA-BALB/c day 12 (n = 6) | – | ++ | – | – | +++ | – | – |
PbA-BALB/c day 15 (n = 6) | +++ | +++ | – | – | +++ | – | – |