Malarial animal model having a chimeric human liver

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C800S008000, C800S009000, C800S013000, C800S014000, C800S018000, C800S021000

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention features a non-human animal model of malaria, e.g.,Plasmodium, particularlyPlasmodium falciparum. The model is based on a non-human, immunocompromised transgenic animal having a human-mouse chimeric liver, where the transgene provides for expression of a urokinase-type plasminogen activator in the liver. The invention also features methods for identifying candidate therapeutic agents, e.g., agents having anti-pathogenic activity against malaria.

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