Pregnancy-associated malaria: Effects of cytokine and chemokine expression

KE Sánchez, LM Spencer - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Malaria remains a serious public health problem. Malaria caused 409,000
deaths in 2019, and 67% were children under 5 years old. Malaria-infected mothers exhibit …

Malaria in pregnancy: the relevance of animal models for vaccine development

J Doritchamou, A Teo, M Fried, PE Duffy - Lab animal, 2017 - nature.com
Malaria during pregnancy due to Plasmodium falciparum or P. vivax is a major public health
problem in endemic areas, with P. falciparum causing the greatest burden of disease …

IL-10 producing B cells rescue mouse fetuses from inflammation-driven fetal death and are able to modulate T cell immune responses

M Busse, KNJ Campe, D Nowak, A Schumacher… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms leading to fetal death following maternal subclinical
infections is crucial to develop new therapeutic strategies. Here we addressed the relevance …

Trichomonas vaginalis exosome‐like vesicles modify the cytokine profile and reduce inflammation in parasite‐infected mice

LM Olmos‐Ortiz, MA Barajas‐Mendiola… - Parasite …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) is a flagellated parasite commonly spread through sexual
transmission. This protozoan initiates a severe inflammatory process, inducing nitric oxide …

Interleukin-17 promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion of trophoblasts via regulating PPAR-γ/RXR-α/Wnt signaling

Z Zhang, Y Yang, X Lv, H Liu - Bioengineered, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
To investigate the effect of Interleukin 17 (IL-17) on the invasive capacity of trophoblast cells
and the underlying mechanism, we collected placental tissues samples from pregnant …

Impact of placental malaria on maternal, placental and fetal cord responses and its role in pregnancy outcomes in women from Blue Nile State, Sudan

S Omer, C Franco-Jarava, A Noureldien, M Omer… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum infected cells in the
placenta results in placental malaria (PM). It activates the mother's immune cells and …

Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on II-17, Fetal Body Weight and Total Fetus in Pregnant Rattus Norvegicus Infected with Tachyzoite Toxoplasma Gondii

AR Nurdianto, A Aryati… - Sys Rev Pharm: A …, 2020 - repository.uam.ac.id
L-17 in Toxoplasma gondii infection has an important role in miscarriage and low birth
weight with many negative effects. This study explains the effect of hyperbaric oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment

HLS Lawford, ACC Lee, S Kumar, HG Liley… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel conceptual framework to describe the relationship between placental malaria and
adverse infant neurodevelopmental outcomes is proposed. This conceptual framework …

Generation of a malaria negative Ugandan birth weight standard for the diagnosis of small for gestational age

AK Zakama, T Weekes, R Kajubi, A Kakuru, J Ategeka… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Placental malaria is a known risk factor for small for gestational age (SGA)
neonates. However, currently utilized international and African birthweight standards have …

Immunosenescence, immunotolerance and rejection: Clinical aspects in solid organ transplantation

G Rubino, E Yörük - Transplant Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
As a consequence of increased lifespan and rising number of elderly individuals developing
end-stage organ disease, the higher demand for organs along with a growing availability for …