In natural Plasmodium falciparum infections, parasitized erythrocytes (PEs) circulate in the
peripheral blood for a period corresponding roughly to the first part of the erythrocytic life …

Background Protection against pregnancy associated malaria (PAM) is associated with high
levels of anti-VAR2CSA antibodies. This protection is obtained by the parity dependent …

Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is associated with the massive sequestration of
erythrocytes infected with CSA-binding parasites in the placenta. Natural protective immunity …

Infection with Plasmodium falciparum during pregnancy is one of the major causes of
malaria related morbidity and mortality in newborn and mothers. The complications of …

Résumé L'importante virulence de P. Falciparum a été reliée à la capacité du parasite à
adhérer aux cellules endothéliales de la microvasculature ou aux syncytiotrophoblastes …

Background Pregnant women acquire protective antibodies that cross-react with
geographically diverse placental Plasmodium falciparum isolates, suggesting that surface …

Over 30 million women living in P. falciparum endemic areas are at risk of developing
malaria during pregnancy every year. Placental malaria is characterized by massive …

Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IE) accumulate in the placenta through the
interaction between Duffy-binding like (DBL) domains of parasite-encoded ligand VAR2CSA …

Determining the diversity of PfEMP1 sequences expressed by Plasmodium falciparum-
infected erythrocytes isolated from placentas is important for attempts to develop a …

Parasite sequestration in the placenta is a key feature of infection by Plasmodium falciparum
during pregnancy and is associated with severe adverse outcomes for both mother and …