Genome-wide investigations reveal the population structure and selection signatures of Nigerian cattle adaptation in the sub-Saharan tropics

DH Mauki, A Tijjani, C Ma, SI Ng'ang'a, AI Mark… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Cattle are considered to be the most desirable livestock by small scale farmers.
In Africa, although comprehensive genomic studies have been carried out on cattle, the …

The genetic control of immunity to Plasmodium infection

AV Grant, C Roussilhon, R Paul, A Sakuntabhai - BMC immunology, 2015 - Springer
Background Malaria remains a major worldwide public health problem with~ 207 million
cases and~ 627,000 deaths per year, mainly affecting children under five years of age in …

Forward genetics in Apicomplexa biology: the host side of the story

JC Sánchez-Arcila, KDC Jensen - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Forward genetic approaches have been widely used in parasitology and have proven their
power to reveal the complexities of host-parasite interactions in an unbiased fashion. Many …

[图书][B] Dynamic models of infectious diseases

VSH Rao, R Durvasula - 2013 - Springer
In Volume 1 of “Dynamic Models of Infectious Diseases,” ISBN 978-1-4614-3960-8 and 978-
1-4614-3961-5 (eBook), we assembled eight chapters from highly acclaimed international …

Host susceptibility genes of asymptomatic malaria from South Central Timor, Eastern Indonesia

N Fitri, K Na-Bangchang, E Tjitra, J Hutagalung… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Springer
Host genetic factors, such as the genes for various cytokines and adhesion molecules, play
a significant role in determining susceptibility to malaria infection. Polymorphisms in host …

Association of IL-4 and IL-10 maternal haplotypes with immune responses to P. falciparum in mothers and newborns

AG Lokossou, C Dechavanne, A Bouraïma… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background Particular cytokine gene polymorphisms are involved in the regulation of the
antibody production. The consequences of already described IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13 gene …

Malaria resistance genes are associated with the levels of IgG subclasses directed against Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in Burkina Faso

S Afridi, A Atkinson, S Garnier, F Fumoux, P Rihet - Malaria Journal, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background HBB, IL4, IL12, TNF, LTA, NCR3 and FCGR2A polymorphisms have
been associated with malaria resistance in humans, whereas cytophilic immunoglobulin G …

[HTML][HTML] CD4+ T cell responses to the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 in children with mild malaria

EN Gitau, J Tuju, H Karanja, L Stevenson… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
The immune response against the variant surface Ag Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte
membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a key component of clinical immunity against malaria. We …

Polymorphisms in B Cell Co-Stimulatory Genes Are Associated with IgG Antibody Responses against Blood–Stage Proteins of Plasmodium vivax

GC Cassiano, AAC Furini, MP Capobianco… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The development of an effective immune response can help decrease mortality from malaria
and its clinical symptoms. However, this mechanism is complex and has significant inter …

Molecular and immunological analyses of confirmed Plasmodium vivax relapse episodes

S Maneerattanasak, P Gosi, S Krudsood, P Chimma… - Malaria Journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Relapse infections resulting from the activation hypnozoites produced by
Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale represent an important obstacle to the successful …