Malaria: biology and disease

AF Cowman, J Healer, D Marapana, K Marsh - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Malaria has been a major global health problem of humans through history and is a leading
cause of death and disease across many tropical and subtropical countries. Over the last …

Malaria vaccines: recent advances and new horizons

SJ Draper, BK Sack, CR King, CM Nielsen, JC Rayner… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
The development of highly effective and durable vaccines against the human malaria
parasites Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax remains a key priority. Decades of endeavor …

Malaria vaccines since 2000: progress, priorities, products

PE Duffy, J Patrick Gorres - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
Malaria vaccine development entered a new era in 2015 when the pre-erythrocytic
Plasmodium falciparum candidate RTS, S was favorably reviewed by the European …

Reduced blood-stage malaria growth and immune correlates in humans following RH5 vaccination

AM Minassian, SE Silk, JR Barrett, CM Nielsen, K Miura… - Med, 2021 - cell.com
Background Development of an effective vaccine against the pathogenic blood-stage
infection of human malaria has proved challenging, and no candidate vaccine has affected …

Plug-and-Display: decoration of Virus-Like Particles via isopeptide bonds for modular immunization

KD Brune, DB Leneghan, IJ Brian, AS Ishizuka… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are non-infectious self-assembling nanoparticles, useful in
medicine and nanotechnology. Their repetitive molecularly-defined architecture is attractive …

Merozoite surface proteins in red blood cell invasion, immunity and vaccines against malaria

JG Beeson, DR Drew, MJ Boyle, G Feng… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Malaria accounts for an enormous burden of disease globally, with Plasmodium falciparum
accounting for the majority of malaria, and P. vivax being a second important cause …

The molecular basis of erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites

AF Cowman, CJ Tonkin, WH Tham, MT Duraisingh - Cell host & microbe, 2017 - cell.com
Plasmodium species cause malaria by proliferating in human erythrocytes. Invasion of
immunologically privileged erythrocytes provides a relatively protective niche as well as …

Essential role of the PfRh5/PfRipr/CyRPA complex during Plasmodium falciparum invasion of erythrocytes

JC Volz, A Yap, X Sisquella, JK Thompson, NTY Lim… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the merozoite stage invade human erythrocytes and
cause malaria. Invasion requires multiple interactions between merozoite ligands and …

Malaria prevention: from immunological concepts to effective vaccines and protective antibodies

IA Cockburn, RA Seder - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Development of a malaria vaccine remains a critical priority to decrease clinical
disease and mortality and facilitate eradication. Accordingly, RTS, S, a protein-subunit …

Viral vectors as vaccine platforms: from immunogenicity to impact

KJ Ewer, T Lambe, CS Rollier, AJ Spencer… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Safety and potency of simian adenovirus vectors is now well established, most
recently in infants.•Viral vectored vaccines are effective against malaria and Ebola in field …