[HTML][HTML] Renal control of life-threatening malarial anemia
Iron recycling prevents the development of anemia under homeostatic conditions. Whether
iron recycling was co-opted as a defense strategy to prevent the development of anemia in …
iron recycling was co-opted as a defense strategy to prevent the development of anemia in …
Cellular iron governs the host response to malaria
SK Wideman, JN Frost, FC Richter, C Naylor… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Malaria and iron deficiency are major global health problems with extensive epidemiological
overlap. Iron deficiency-induced anaemia can protect the host from malaria by limiting …
overlap. Iron deficiency-induced anaemia can protect the host from malaria by limiting …
Genetic mapping of determinants in drug resistance, virulence, disease susceptibility, and interaction of host-rodent malaria parasites
Genetic mapping has been widely employed to search for genes linked to phenotypes/traits
of interest. Because of the ease of maintaining rodent malaria parasites in laboratory mice …
of interest. Because of the ease of maintaining rodent malaria parasites in laboratory mice …
A hypometabolic defense strategy against malaria
Hypoglycemia is a clinical hallmark of severe malaria, the often-lethal outcome of
Plasmodium falciparum infection. Here, we report that malaria-associated hypoglycemia …
Plasmodium falciparum infection. Here, we report that malaria-associated hypoglycemia …
[HTML][HTML] A song for the unsung: The relevance of Plasmodium vinckei as a laboratory rodent malaria system
A Ramaprasad, R Culleton - Parasitology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Rodent malaria parasites (RMPs) allow the study of malaria parasite biology across its entire
life cycle through a vertebrate host and a mosquito vector under laboratory conditions …
life cycle through a vertebrate host and a mosquito vector under laboratory conditions …
A conserved TCRβ signature dominates a highly polyclonal T-cell expansion during the acute phase of a murine malaria infection
NL Smith, W Nahrendorf, C Sutherland… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
CD4+ αβ T-cells are key mediators of the immune response to a first Plasmodium infection,
undergoing extensive activation and splenic expansion during the acute phase of an …
undergoing extensive activation and splenic expansion during the acute phase of an …
Plasmodium vinckei genomes provide insights into the pan-genome and evolution of rodent malaria parasites
A Ramaprasad, S Klaus, O Douvropoulou, R Culleton… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Rodent malaria parasites (RMPs) serve as tractable tools to study
malaria parasite biology and host-parasite-vector interactions. Among the four RMPs …
malaria parasite biology and host-parasite-vector interactions. Among the four RMPs …
[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing and analysis of rodent blood stage Plasmodium
E Jentho, AGG Sousa, S Ramos, TW Ademolue… - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
Bulk RNA sequencing of Plasmodium spp., the causative parasite of malaria, fails to
discriminate developmental-stage-specific gene regulation. Here, we provide a protocol that …
discriminate developmental-stage-specific gene regulation. Here, we provide a protocol that …
[HTML][HTML] Intestinal inflammation and increased intestinal permeability in Plasmodium chabaudi AS infected mice
Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms are commonly associated with acute Plasmodium
spp infection. Malaria-associated enteritis may provide an opportunity for enteric pathogens …
spp infection. Malaria-associated enteritis may provide an opportunity for enteric pathogens …
Cellular iron governs the host response to malaria infection and vaccination
SK Wideman - 2022 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Iron deficiency and malaria are two major public health problems with largely overlapping
epidemiology, and there is a complex relationship between iron and malaria. Iron deficiency …
epidemiology, and there is a complex relationship between iron and malaria. Iron deficiency …