Cytoadherence events and main actors in the vascular system that takes place during P. falciparum infection and development in humans. ICAM-1: Adhesion Molecule-1, VCAM: Vascular cellular adhesion molecule, TSP: Thrombospondin, CD62P: P-selectin, CD62E: E-selectin, PfEMP1: P. falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1. The illustrations are not at scale. The inset at the top of the figure represents a protein expressed in the membrane of each stage of P. falciparum: Gametocyte stages I–IV, trophozoite stage, and schizont stages. Alves-Rosa MF, Tayler NM, Dorta D, Coronado LM, Spadafora C. P. falciparum Invasion and Erythrocyte Aging. Cells. 2024 13(4):334. PMID: 38391947

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