making plasma an important source of biomarkers for
disease diagnosis and prognosis [4,5]. DENV infection does indeed
change the protein profile of human plasma [6–13], and although this
phenomenon may simply be part of the antiviral response of the host,
itmight also arise fromthe sequestration of certain plasma components
due to direct interactions with DENV proteins such as prM, E and NS1,
which exhibit sequence similarities with a number of coagulatory
molecules and membrane proteins of platelets and endothelial cells
[14]. These similarities may prove important for DENV disease pathogenesis
due both to the potential induction of coagulation-interfering
autoantibodies and the possibility of direct interactions of DENV antigens
with the functional counterparts of these proteins.