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 …

Variant surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and their roles in severe malaria

M Wahlgren, S Goel, RR Akhouri - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Proliferation and differentiation inside erythrocytes are important steps in the life cycle of
Plasmodium spp. To achieve these, the parasites export polypeptides to the surface of …

The structural basis for CD36 binding by the malaria parasite

FL Hsieh, L Turner, JR Bolla, CV Robinson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
CD36 is a scavenger receptor involved in fatty acid metabolism, innate immunity and
angiogenesis. It interacts with lipoprotein particles and facilitates uptake of long chain fatty …

Structure-guided identification of a family of dual receptor-binding PfEMP1 that is associated with cerebral malaria

F Lennartz, Y Adams, A Bengtsson, RW Olsen… - Cell host & …, 2017 - cell.com
Cerebral malaria is a deadly outcome of infection by Plasmodium falciparum, occurring
when parasite-infected erythrocytes accumulate in the brain. These erythrocytes display …

PfEMP1–a parasite protein family of key importance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria immunity and pathogenesis

L Hviid, ATR Jensen - Advances in parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of malaria and is responsible for
essentially all malaria-related deaths. The accumulation in various tissues of erythrocytes …

The immunological balance between host and parasite in malaria

K Deroost, TT Pham, G Opdenakker… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Coevolution of humans and malaria parasites has generated an intricate balance between
the immune system of the host and virulence factors of the parasite, equilibrating maximal …

Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 variants induce cell swelling and disrupt the blood–brain barrier in cerebral malaria

Y Adams, RW Olsen, A Bengtsson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Cerebral malaria (CM) is caused by the binding of Plasmodium falciparum–infected
erythrocytes (IEs) to the brain microvasculature, leading to inflammation, vessel occlusion …

Afucosylated Plasmodium falciparum-specific IgG is induced by infection but not by subunit vaccination

MD Larsen, M Lopez-Perez, EK Dickson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family members mediate
receptor-and tissue-specific sequestration of infected erythrocytes (IEs) in malaria. Antibody …

Cerebral malaria is associated with differential cytoadherence to brain endothelial cells

J Storm, JS Jespersen, KB Seydel… - EMBO Molecular …, 2019 - embopress.org
Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes (IE) within the brain
microvasculature is a hallmark of cerebral malaria (CM). Using a microchannel flow …

Pathogenicity and virulence of malaria: Sticky problems and tricky solutions

IS Walker, SJ Rogerson - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …