PRIMVAC vaccine adjuvanted with Alhydrogel or GLA-SE to prevent placental malaria: a first-in-human, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

SB Sirima, L Richert, A Chêne, AT Konate… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background PRIMVAC is a VAR2CSA-derived placental malaria vaccine candidate aiming
to prevent serious clinical outcomes of Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy …

The case for exploiting cross-species epitopes in malaria vaccine design

CJ Mitran, SK Yanow - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The infection dynamics between different species of Plasmodium that infect the same human
host can both suppress and exacerbate disease. This could arise from inter-parasite …

Cross-species reactivity of antibodies against Plasmodium vivax blood-stage antigens to Plasmodium knowlesi

F Muh, N Kim, MH Nyunt, ER Firdaus… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Malaria is caused by multiple different species of protozoan parasites, and interventions in
the pre-elimination phase can lead to drastic changes in the proportion of each species …

A conserved epitope in VAR2CSA is targeted by a cross-reactive antibody originating from Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein

U Iyamu, DF Vinals, B Tornyigah, E Arango… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
During Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnancy, VAR2CSA is expressed on the
surface of infected erythrocytes (IEs) and mediates their sequestration in the placenta. As a …

Antibodies to cryptic epitopes in distant homologues underpin a mechanism of heterologous immunity between plasmodium vivax PvDBP and plasmodium falciparum …

CJ Mitran, A Mena, S Gnidehou, S Banman, E Arango… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many pathogens evolve extensive genetic variation in virulence proteins as a strategy to
evade host immunity. This poses a significant challenge for the host to develop broadly …

Identification, Mapping, and Genetic Diversity of Novel Conserved Cross-Species Epitopes of RhopH2 in Plasmodium knowlesi With Plasmodium vivax

MA Ahmed, GY Deshmukh, RH Zaidi, A Saif… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Malaria is a major public health concern, and any tangible intervention during the pre-
elimination phase can result in a significant reduction in infection rates. Recent studies have …

Identification of conserved cross-species B-cell linear epitopes in human malaria: A subtractive proteomics and immuno-informatics approach targeting merozoite …

SD Musundi, J Gitaka, BN Kanoi - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Human malaria, caused by five Plasmodium species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P.
ovale, and P. knowlesi), remains a significant global health burden. While most interventions …

Acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax antigens in pregnant women living in a low malaria transmission area of Brazil

MW Kassa, W Hasang, A Barateiro, T Damelang… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Pregnant women have increased susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum
malaria and acquire protective antibodies over successive pregnancies. Most studies that …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-reactivity of rPvs48/45, a recombinant Plasmodium vivax protein, with sera from Plasmodium falciparum endemic areas of Africa

S Balam, K Miura, I Ayadi, D Konaté, NC Incandela… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ps48/45, a Plasmodium gametocyte surface protein, is a promising candidate
for malaria transmission-blocking (TB) vaccine. Due to its relevance for a multispecies …

Overview of Epidemiology of Malaria Associated with Pregnancy in Northwestern Colombia, 1985-2020

J Carmona-Fonseca… - … (E-ISSN: 2581 …, 2021 - medical …
Background: Knowledge about malaria associated with pregnancy (MAP) is scarce in Latin
America and Colombia. Methodology: This paper presents an overview of studies captained …