Possible interactions between malaria, helminthiases and the gut microbiota: a short review

JA Mutoni, JP Coutelier, N Rujeni, L Mutesa, PD Cani - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Malaria, caused by the Plasmodium species, is an infectious disease responsible for more
than 600 thousand deaths and more than 200 million morbidity cases annually. With above …

Mechanistic insights into the interaction between the host gut microbiome and malaria

RK Mandal, NW Schmidt - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Malaria is a devastating infectious disease and significant global health burden caused by
the bite of a Plasmodium-infected female Anopheles mosquito. Gut microbiota was recently …

An Overview on the Impact of Microbiota on Malaria Transmission and Severity: Plasmodium–Vector–Host Axis

ZN Omondi, A Caner - Acta Parasitologica, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Malaria, which is a vector-borne disease caused by Plasmodium sp., continue to
become a serious threat, causing more than 600,000 deaths annually, especially in …

Microbiota, a third player in the host–Plasmodium affair

D Mukherjee, ÂF Chora, MM Mota - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, is responsible for more than 200 million new
infections and 400 000 deaths yearly. While in recent years the influence of the microbiota in …

Malaria and the microbiome: a systematic review

MM Ippolito, JE Denny, C Langelier… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The microbiome influences malaria parasite fitness and transmission efficiency
in mosquitoes and appears to affect malaria dynamics in mammalian hosts as well. Nascent …

Composition of the gut microbiota modulates the severity of malaria

NF Villarino, GR LeCleir, JE Denny… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Plasmodium infections result in clinical presentations that range from asymptomatic to
severe malaria, resulting in∼ 1 million deaths annually. Despite this toll on humanity, the …

The gut microbiome, immunity, and Plasmodium severity

ML Waide, NW Schmidt - Current opinion in microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Gut microbiota is associated with malaria in rodents and humans.•Gut microbiota
influences systemic adaptive immune responses.•Probiotic treatment in infants can …

The dichotomy between probiotic lactic acid bacteria and Plasmodium: a promising therapeutic avenue

T Kumar, S Maitra, R Rai, S Maitra, NN Tirkey… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Our understanding of gut microbial populations and their immense influence on host
immunity, health, and diseases has increased deeply in recent years. Numerous reports …

Plasmodium infection and dysbiosis: A new paradigm in the host–parasite interaction

N Winaris, AR Pawestri, S Azizah, LI Alifia… - Parasite …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mucosal immune system contributes for the largest component of the tissue immune
system due to its massive surface area and constant exposure to the microbiota. The gut …

Intestinal injury and the gut microbiota in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

N Sriboonvorakul, K Chotivanich… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The pathophysiology of severe falciparum malaria involves a complex interaction between
the host, parasite, and gut microbes. In this review, we focus on understanding parasite …