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Hijacking the human complement inhibitor C4b-binding protein by the sporozoite stage of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
The complement system is considered the first line of defense against pathogens. Hijacking complement regulators from blood is a common evasion tactic of pathogens to inhibit complement activation on their surfaces.
Ayman Khattab, Ayman Khattab, Mikel Rezola, Marta Barroso, Mikael Kyrklund, Mikael Kyrklund, Tero Pihlajamaa, Tobias L. Freitag, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Teun Bousema, Perttu Permi, Perttu Permi, Ossi Turunen, Ossi Turunen, Robert Sauerwein, Adrian J. F. Luty, Seppo Meri, Seppo Meri, Seppo Meri   +18 more
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Avian malaria co-infections confound infectivity and vector competence assays of Plasmodium homopolare. [PDF]

, 2018
Currently, there are very few studies of avian malaria that investigate relationships among the host-vector-parasite triad concomitantly. In the current study, we experimentally measured the vector competence of several Culex mosquitoes for a newly ...
Barker, Christopher M, Carlson, Jenny S, Cornel, Anthony J, Nelms, Brittany, Reisen, William K, Sehgal, Ravinder NM   +5 more
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Neospora caninum and Bovine Neosporosis: Current Vaccine Research [PDF]

, 2017
Neospora caninum, a tissue cyst-forming parasite, is the causative agent of bovine neosporosis. It is considered to be one of the most important transmissible causes of reproductive failure in cattle; abortion and neonatal mortality result in significant
Marugan-Hernandez, V
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Killing of Plasmodium Sporozoites by Basic Amphipathic α-Helical Fusion Peptides

Microorganisms
Membranolytic molecules constitute the first line of innate immune defense against pathogenic microorganisms. Plasmodium sporozoites are potentially exposed to these cytotoxic molecules in the hemolymph and salivary glands of mosquitoes, as well as in ...
Manuela C. Aguirre-Botero, Eduardo Aliprandini, Anisha Gladston, Olga Pacios, Rafael Miyazawa Martins, Jean-Luc Poyet, Rogerio Amino   +6 more
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ELISPOT assay to measure antigen-specific murine CD8(+) T cell responses.

, 2001
The enzyme-linked immunospot technique (ELISPOT) relies on the visualization of cytokine secretion by individual T cells following in vitro stimulation with antigen. This assay has been developed and standardized for the quantitative detection of antigen-
Carvalho, LH, Hafalla, JC, Zavala, F
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Dendritic cells in plasmodium infection [PDF]

, 2008
Infection with Plasmodium parasites (malaria) contributes greatly to morbidity and mortality in affected areas. Interaction of the protozoan with the immune system has a critical role in the pathogenesis of the disease, but may also hold a key to ...
Alonso, Bejon, Britta C Urban, Bruna-Romero, deWalick, Greenwood, Park, Patel, Perry, Pichyangkul, Pouniotis, Skorokhod, Stephen M Todryk, Todryk, Wong, Wykes   +15 more
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Protein trafficking through the endosomal system prepares intracellular parasites for a home invasion [PDF]

, 2013
Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis) and Plasmodium (malaria) use unique secretory organelles for migration, cell invasion, manipulation of host cell functions, and cell egress. In particular, the apical secretory micronemes and rhoptries of apicomplexan parasites
A Fomovska, AE Topolska, B Lige, B Shen, BF Kafsack, BJ Luft, C Lord, CA Hunter, Chetan E. Chitnis, Christian Slomianny, CY He, D Richard, DL Alexander, F Parussini, H El Hajj, HC Hoppe, HC Hoppe, I Mellman, J Schrevel, JB Dacks, JC Boothroyd, JE Rothman, JF Dubremetz, JM Harper, K Kremer, K Miranda, KA Joiner, KA Joiner, KM Hager, L Pelletier, L Sheiner, LH Bannister, LH Bannister, LM Kats, M Elias, M Tufet-Bayona, M Yang, Markus Meissner, ME Francia, MH Ngo, MH Ngo, MK Shaw, MS Breinich, MS Marks, NA Counihan, PJ Bradley, PJ Sloves, S Mogelsvang, SD Brydges, Stanislas Tomavo, VB Carruthers, Vern B. Carruthers, WM Henne, X Que, Z Dou   +54 more
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A potent adjuvant effect of a CD1d-binding NKT cell ligand in human immune system mice

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2017
Objectives: A CD1d-binding invariant natural killer T (iNKT)-cell stimulatory glycolipid, namely 7DW8-5, is shown to enhance the efficacy of radiation-attenuated sporozoites (RAS)-based malaria vaccine in mice.
Xiangming Li, Jing Huang, Izumi Kaneko, Min Zhang, Shiroh Iwanaga, Masao Yuda, Moriya Tsuji   +6 more
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Goussia trichogasteri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimenidae) infecting the aquarium-cultured golden gourami Trichogaster trichopterus trichopterus [PDF]

, 1992
Goussia trichogasteri n. sp. is described from the gut of the aquarium fish Trichogaster trichopterus trichopterus. Gamogonic stages develop epicellularly in the gut epithelium. Oocysts are shed in early stage of sporulation.
Molnár, Kálmán, Székely, Csaba
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Robust Bioconjugated Antigens Induce Immune Responses Preventing Malaria Infection and its Transmission

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Engineered malaria antigens enable in vivo bioconjugation to submicron biopolymer particles in E. coli. Two antigens are co‐tethered at high density and defined stoichiometry. The resulting thermostable particles elicit strong, durable antibody and T‐cell responses, conferring robust protection and blocking mosquito transmission.
Nivethika Sivakumaran, Yevel Flores‐Garcia, Chanel M. Naar, Shuxiong Chen, Mili Mehta, Fijs W. B. van Leeuwen, Abhai Tripathi, Rajagopal Murugan, Meta Roestenberg, Fidel Zavala, Bernd H. A. Rehm   +10 more
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