Oxidative stress in malaria: potential benefits of antioxidant therapy

ARQ Gomes, N Cunha, ELP Varela… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Malaria is an infectious disease and a serious public health problem in the world, with 3.3
billion people in endemic areas in 100 countries and about 200 million new cases each …

Advances and challenges in automated malaria diagnosis using digital microscopy imaging with artificial intelligence tools: A review

CR Maturana, AD De Oliveira, S Nadal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium spp. It is
transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. It is the most …

Plasmodium genomics: an approach for learning about and ending human malaria

JA Garrido-Cardenas, L González-Cerón… - Parasitology …, 2019 - Springer
Malaria causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in human beings worldwide. According
to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half a million people die of this disease each …

Application of dendrimers for the treatment of infectious diseases

Z Mhlwatika, BA Aderibigbe - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Dendrimers are drug delivery systems that are characterized by a three-dimensional, star-
shaped, branched macromolecular network. They possess ideal properties such as low …

Diagnosis of Malaria Parasites Plasmodium spp. in Endemic Areas: Current Strategies for an Ancient Disease

B Gitta, N Kilian - BioEssays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fast and effective detection of the causative agent of malaria in humans, protozoan
Plasmodium parasites, is of crucial importance for increasing the effectiveness of treatment …

Association of uric acid levels with severity of Plasmodium infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Kuraeiad, KU Kotepui, FR Masangkay… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Elevated uric acid (UA) levels have been reported in malaria patients and are particularly
prominent in severe malaria cases. This study aims to synthesize the difference in UA levels …

Molecular surveillance of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes deletion in Plasmodium falciparum isolates and the implications for rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria

R Funwei, D Nderu, CN Nguetse, BN Thomas… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment of malaria remain the hallmark for reducing
malaria-related mortality in high transmission areas. Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich …

Host–parasite interactions in human malaria: clinical implications of basic research

P Acharya, M Garg, P Kumar, A Munjal… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The malaria parasite, Plasmodium, is one of the oldest parasites documented to infect
humans and has proven particularly hard to eradicate. One of the major hurdles in designing …

Review of microdevices for hemozoin-based malaria detection

V Baptista, WK Peng, G Minas, MI Veiga, SO Catarino - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria still puts almost half of the world's
population at risk. Thus, prompt, accurate and sensitive malaria diagnosis is crucial for …

The future in sensing technologies for malaria surveillance: A review of hemozoin-based diagnosis

V Baptista, MS Costa, C Calcada, M Silva, JP Gil… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Early and effective malaria diagnosis is vital to control the disease spread and to prevent the
emergence of severe cases and death. Currently, malaria diagnosis relies on optical …