Harnessing the potential of miRNAs in malaria diagnostic and prevention

H Gupta, SC Wassmer - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite encouraging progress over the past decade, malaria remains a major global health
challenge. Its severe form accounts for the majority of malaria-related deaths, and early …

Escaping the enemy's bullets: an update on how malaria parasites evade host immune response

CA Ezema, IU Okagu, TPC Ezeorba - Parasitology research, 2023 - Springer
Malaria continues to cause untold hardship to inhabitants of malaria-endemic regions,
causing significant morbidity and mortality that severely impact global health and the …

Metabolome modulation of the host adaptive immunity in human malaria

W Abdrabou, MM Dieng, A Diawara, SS Sermé… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Host responses to infection with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum vary among
individuals for reasons that are poorly understood. Here we reveal metabolic perturbations …

Non‐coding RNAs in malaria infection

V Lodde, M Floris, MR Muroni… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria is one of the most severe infectious diseases affecting humans and it is caused by
protozoan pathogens of the species Plasmodium (spp.). The malaria parasite Plasmodium is …

Transcriptomic analyses of differentially expressed human genes, micro RNAs and long-non-coding RNAs in severe, symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria infection

MA Oboh, OB Morenikeji, O Ojurongbe, BN Thomas - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria transmission and endemicity in Africa remains hugely disproportionate compared to
the rest of the world. The complex life cycle of P. falciparum (Pf) between the vertebrate …

Pregnenolone sulfate induces transcriptional and immunoregulatory effects on T cells

Y El Hajj, T Shahin, MM Dieng, M Alshaikh, M Khair… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pregnenolone sulfate is a steroid metabolite of the steroidogenesis precursor,
pregnenolone, with similar functional properties, including immunosuppression. We recently …

Systems genetics identifies miRNA-mediated regulation of host response in COVID-19

T Gjorgjieva, A Chaloemtoem, T Shahin, O Bayaraa… - Human Genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 vary greatly in their disease severity,
ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe disease. The regulation of gene expression is …

Mammalian host microRNA response to plasmodial infection: role as therapeutic target and potential biomarker

A Mohanty, V Rajendran - Parasitology Research, 2021 - Springer
The appearance of increasing drug resistance in apicomplexan intracellular Plasmodium
falciparum presents a significant challenge. P. falciparum infection results in cerebral …

Impact of Plasmodium falciparum infection on DNA methylation of circulating immune cells

D Almojil, A Diawara, I Soulama, MM Dieng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The regulation of immune cell responses to infection is a complex process that involves
various molecular mechanisms, including epigenetic regulation. DNA methylation has been …

mRNA Vaccines Against Tick‐borne Diseases

G Arora, E Fikrig - Trends in mRNA Vaccine Research, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases that account for more than 700 000 deaths annually are carried by
arthropods that spread viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Effective vaccines are needed for …