Polyunsaturated fatty acids promote Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis

TQ Tanaka, SM Tokuoka, D Nakatani… - Biology …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
The molecular triggers of sexual differentiation into gametocytes by blood stage Plasmodium
falciparum, the most malignant human malaria parasites, are subject of much investigation …

Perturbation of copper homeostasis is instrumental in early developmental arrest of intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum

H Asahi, MEM Tolba, M Tanabe, S Sugano, K Abe… - BMC microbiology, 2014 - Springer
Background Malaria continues to be a devastating disease. The elucidation of factors
inducing asexual growth versus arrest of Plasmodium falciparum can provide information …

Comparative studies on the proteomic expression patterns in the third- and fifth-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

KY Chen, CJ Cheng, CM Yen, P Tang, LC Wang - Parasitology research, 2014 - Springer
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an important zoonotic parasite causing eosinophilic
meningitis and eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. In this study, the protein …

Antiprotozoal Activity of Mycelial Extracts of Several Medicinal Agaricomycetes Mushrooms against Giardia duodenalis

J Lenzi, TM Costa, HH da Silva Filho… - … Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - dl.begellhouse.com
Despite knowledge on the therapeutic properties of fungal bio-compounds, few studies have
been reported on their anti-parasitic activities. The anti-parasitic activity (APA) of mycelial …

Copper homeostasis for the developmental progression of intraerythrocytic malarial parasite

H Asahi, F Kobayashi, SI Inoue… - Current topics in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Malaria is one of the world's most devastating diseases, particularly in the tropics. In
humans, Plasmodium falciparum lives mainly within red blood cells, and malaria …

Profiling molecular factors associated with pyknosis and developmental arrest induced by an opioid receptor antagonist and dihydroartemisinin in Plasmodium …

H Asahi, SI Inoue, M Niikura, K Kunigo, Y Suzuki… - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Malaria continues to be a devastating disease, largely caused by Plasmodium falciparum
infection. We investigated the effects of opioid and cannabinoid receptor antagonists on the …

Molecular factors that are associated with early developmental arrest of intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum

H Asahi, MEM Tolba, M Tanabe… - Canadian journal of …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Malaria continues to be a devastating disease. We investigated the factors that control
intraerythrocytic development of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum by using a chemically …

Intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum growth in serum-free medium with an emphasis on growth-promoting factors

H Asahi - Malaria Parasites, 2012 - books.google.com
Malaria remains a devastating disease, particularly in the tropics. The annual incidence of
malaria worldwide is estimated to be between 294 and 500 million clinical cases, while …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative studies of serum-free media and detection techniques for in vitro drug sensitivity assessment of Plasmodium falciparum

B Kwansa-Bentum, S Izumiyama, K Kitamura… - Open Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - scirp.org
Malaria continues to be a devastating disease. In a previous study, we formulated a
chemically defined culture medium that is able to sustain the complete intraerythrocytic …

Brain endothelial cells increase the proliferation of Plasmodium falciparum through production of soluble factors

LT Khaw, HJ Ball, AJ Mitchell, GE Grau… - Experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
We here describe the novel finding that brain endothelial cells in vitro can stimulate the
growth of Plasmodium falciparum through the production of low molecular weight growth …