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PfARID Regulates P. falciparum Malaria Parasite Male Gametogenesis and Female Fertility and Is Critical for Parasite Transmission to the Mosquito Vector

open access: yesmBio, 2022
Sexual reproduction of Plasmodium falciparum parasites is critical to the spread of malaria in the human population. The factors that regulate gene expression underlying formation of fertilization-competent gametes, however, remain unknown.
Sudhir Kumar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for gametocyte carriage in Gambian children. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
A widespread reduction in Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte prevalence could reduce malaria transmission. After infection with P. falciparum, a variable proportion of people are found to be gametocytemic.
Targett, G   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Predicting the likelihood and intensity of mosquito infection from sex specific Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density

open access: yeseLife, 2018
Understanding the importance of gametocyte density on human-to-mosquito transmission is of immediate relevance to malaria control. Previous work (Churcher et al., 2013) indicated a complex relationship between gametocyte density and mosquito infection ...
John Bradley   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rosette formation by Plasmodium vivax gametocytes favors the infection in Anopheles aquasalis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Plasmodium vivax is a public health problem and the most common type of malaria outside sub-Saharan Africa. The capacity of cytoadhesion, rosetting, and liver latent phase development could impact treatment and disease control. Although the ability to P.
Luis Carlos Salazar Alvarez   +33 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plasmodium falciparum antigens on the surface of the gametocyte-infected erythrocyte. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: The asexual blood stages of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produce highly immunogenic polymorphic antigens that are expressed on the surface of the host cell.
Christopher J. Drakeley   +26 more
core   +2 more sources

Biology of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte sex ratio and implications in malaria parasite transmission

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2019
While significant advances have been made in understanding Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte biology and its relationship with malaria parasite transmission, the gametocyte sex ratio contribution to this process still remains a relevant research question.
Noëlie Béré Henry   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pleiotropic Roles for the Plasmodium berghei RNA Binding Protein UIS12 in Transmission and Oocyst Maturation

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Colonization of the mosquito host by Plasmodium parasites is achieved by sexually differentiated gametocytes. Gametocytogenesis, gamete formation and fertilization are tightly regulated processes, and translational repression is a major regulatory ...
Katja Müller   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mosquito feeding assays to determine the infectiousness of naturally infected Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
INTRODUCTION: In the era of malaria elimination and eradication, drug-based and vaccine-based approaches to reduce malaria transmission are receiving greater attention.
Wu, Yimin   +119 more
core   +3 more sources

Demographical, hematological and serological risk factors for Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in a high stable transmission zone in Cameroon.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Presence of mature gametocyte forms of malaria parasites in peripheral blood is a key requirement for malaria transmission. Yet, studies conducted in most malaria transmission zones report the absence of gametocyte in the majority of patients.
Estelle Essangui   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low Levels of Human Antibodies to Gametocyte-Infected Erythrocytes Contrasts the PfEMP1-Dominant Response to Asexual Stages in P. falciparum Malaria

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2019
Vaccines that target Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes have the potential to reduce malaria transmission and are thus attractive targets for malaria control. However, very little is known about human immune responses to gametocytes present in human hosts.
Jo-Anne Chan   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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