[HTML][HTML] Naturally Acquired Humoral Immunity Against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

SJ Gonzales, RA Reyes, AE Braddom… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Malaria remains a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, with around 40% of
the world's population at risk of Plasmodium infections. The development of an effective …

Antibody‐mediated complement activation in pathology and protection

BS Goldberg, ME Ackerman - Immunology and cell biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antibody‐dependent complement activity is associated not only with autoimmune morbidity,
but also with antitumor efficacy. In infectious disease, both recombinant monoclonal …

[HTML][HTML] Immunization with full-length Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 is safe and elicits functional cytophilic antibodies in a randomized first-in …

A Blank, K Fürle, A Jäschke, G Mikus, M Lehmann… - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
A vaccine remains a priority in the global fight against malaria. Here, we report on a single-
center, randomized, double-blind, placebo and adjuvant-controlled, dose escalation phase …

Complement in malaria immunity and vaccines

L Kurtovic, MJ Boyle, DH Opi, AT Kennedy… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing efficacious vaccines for human malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a
major global health priority, although this has proven to be immensely challenging over the …

[HTML][HTML] Th2-like T follicular helper cells promote functional antibody production during Plasmodium falciparum infection

JA Chan, JR Loughland, F de Labastida Rivera… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
CD4+ T follicular helper cells (Tfh) are key drivers of antibody development. During
Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children, the activation of Tfh is restricted to the Th1 …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody responses to a suite of novel serological markers for malaria surveillance demonstrate strong correlation with clinical and parasitological infection …

L Wu, J Mwesigwa, M Affara, M Bah, S Correa, T Hall… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background As malaria transmission declines, sensitive diagnostics are needed to evaluate
interventions and monitor transmission. Serological assays measuring malaria antibody …

Complement in malaria: immune evasion strategies and role in protective immunity

PK Kiyuka, S Meri, A Khattab - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The malaria parasite has for long been thought to escape host complement attack as a
survival strategy. However, it was only recently that complement evasion mechanisms of the …

Peripheral merozoite surface proteins are targets of naturally acquired immunity against malaria in both India and Ghana

A Garcia-Senosiain, IH Kana, SK Singh… - Infection and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Development of a successful blood-stage vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria
remains a high priority. Immune-epidemiological studies are effective tools for the …

The blood stage antigen RBP2-P1 of Plasmodium vivax binds reticulocytes and is a target of naturally acquired immunity

A Chim-Ong, T Surit, S Chainarin… - Infection and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The interactions between Plasmodium parasites and human erythrocytes are prime targets
of blood stage malaria vaccine development. The reticulocyte binding protein 2-P1 (RBP2 …

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: closing the know–do gap

EA Ashley, A Yeka - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malaria continues to impact on young lives, causing sickness, impaired school performance,
disability, and preventable death, with little progress made to reduce the overall burden …