Cytokines and chemokines in cerebral malaria pathogenesis

J Dunst, F Kamena, K Matuschewski - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral malaria is among the major causes of malaria-associated mortality and effective
adjunctive therapeutic strategies are currently lacking. Central pathophysiological processes …

Cerebral Plasmodium falciparum malaria: The role of PfEMP1 in its pathogenesis and immunity, and PfEMP1‐based vaccines to prevent it

AR Jensen, Y Adams, L Hviid - Immunological reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria, a mosquito‐borne infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium
continues to be a major health problem worldwide. The unicellular Plasmodium‐parasites …

Malaria-infected erythrocyte-derived microvesicles mediate cellular communication within the parasite population and with the host immune system

PY Mantel, AN Hoang, I Goldowitz, D Potashnikova… - Cell host & …, 2013 - cell.com
Humans and mice infected with different Plasmodium strains are known to produce
microvesicles derived from the infected red blood cells (RBCs), denoted RMVs. Studies in …

The pathogenic basis of malaria

LH Miller, DI Baruch, K Marsh, OK Doumbo - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Malaria is today a disease of poverty and underdeveloped countries. In Africa, mortality
remains high because there is limited access to treatment in the villages. We should follow …

Infected erythrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles alter vascular function via regulatory Ago2-miRNA complexes in malaria

PY Mantel, D Hjelmqvist, M Walch… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Malaria remains one of the greatest public health challenges worldwide, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa. The clinical outcome of individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum …

Severe falciparum malaria

World Health Organization - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2000 - Elsevier
A further meeting, sponsored by WHO, was held on 4-8 December 1995 in Geneva. The
purpose was to review in great detail the latest scientific evidence for, and practical …

Switches in expression of Plasmodium falciparum var genes correlate with changes in antigenic and cytoadherent phenotypes of infected erythrocytes

JD Smith, CE Chitnis, AG Craig, DJ Roberts… - Cell, 1995 - cell.com
Plasmodium falciparum expresses on the host erythrocyte surface clonally variant antigens
and ligands that mediate adherence to endothelial receptors. Both are central to …

The pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in humans: insights from splenic physiology

PA Buffet, I Safeukui, G Deplaine… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Clinical manifestations of Plasmodium falciparum infection are induced by the asexual
stages of the parasite that develop inside red blood cells (RBCs). Because splenic …

The role of animal models for research on severe malaria

AG Craig, GE Grau, C Janse, JW Kazura… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
In light of the recent controversies over the role of animal models for research into the
development of new treatments for severe malaria, particularly cerebral disease, a group of …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the pathogenesis of severe malaria: a multidisciplinary and cross-geographical approach

SC Wassmer, TE Taylor, PK Rathod… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than a century after the discovery of Plasmodium spp. parasites, the pathogenesis of
severe malaria is still not well understood. The majority of malaria cases are caused by …