My reason for asking this question has to do with the extreme difficulty that many humans have in resisting malaria. I suspect that part of the reason is that lymphocytes evolved from protozoa and have difficulty in attacking distant cousins. Rather like the situation that prevails with trypanosomiasis, where lymphocytes help the invader.
PHA responsiveness would support my argument, and possibly give us an approach at therapy.
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https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/
Article Parasitic Protozoa and Interactions with the Host Intestinal...
Dear Dr. Alan
look at this paper
Article The effect of phytohemagglutinin on growth and DNA synthesis...
This is an extremely valuable reference. I am deeply indebted to you for bringing it to my attention. At first reading it seems to support the lymphocyte-protozoa connection, but I need to study it some more.Thank you again!
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