Merozoite surface proteins in red blood cell invasion, immunity and vaccines against malaria

JG Beeson, DR Drew, MJ Boyle, G Feng… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Malaria accounts for an enormous burden of disease globally, with Plasmodium falciparum
accounting for the majority of malaria, and P. vivax being a second important cause …

[HTML][HTML] The Relationship between Anti-merozoite Antibodies and Incidence of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

FJI Fowkes, JS Richards, JA Simpson… - PLoS medicine, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background One of the criteria to objectively prioritize merozoite antigens for malaria
vaccine development is the demonstration that naturally acquired antibodies are associated …

[HTML][HTML] Super-resolution dissection of coordinated events during malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte

DT Riglar, D Richard, DW Wilson, MJ Boyle… - Cell host & …, 2011 - cell.com
Erythrocyte invasion by the merozoite is an obligatory stage in Plasmodium parasite
infection and essential to malaria disease progression. Attempts to study this process have …

Isolation of viable Plasmodium falciparum merozoites to define erythrocyte invasion events and advance vaccine and drug development

MJ Boyle, DW Wilson, JS Richards… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
During blood-stage infection by Plasmodium falciparum, merozoites invade RBCs. Currently
there is limited knowledge of cellular and molecular invasion events, and no established …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and prioritization of merozoite antigens as targets of protective human immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria for vaccine and biomarker …

JS Richards, TU Arumugam, L Reiling… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
The development of effective malaria vaccines and immune biomarkers of malaria is a high
priority for malaria control and elimination. Ags expressed by merozoites of Plasmodium …

[HTML][HTML] Targets of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum–infected erythrocytes in malaria immunity

JA Chan, KB Howell, L Reiling, R Ataide… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Plasmodium falciparum is the major cause of malaria globally and is transmitted by
mosquitoes. During parasitic development, P. falciparum–infected erythrocytes (P …

[HTML][HTML] Surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes as immune targets and malaria vaccine candidates

JA Chan, FJI Fowkes, JG Beeson - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2014 - Springer
Understanding the targets and mechanisms of human immunity to malaria caused by
Plasmodium falciparum is crucial for advancing effective vaccines and developing tools for …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria eradication and elimination: views on how to translate a vision into reality

M Tanner, B Greenwood, CJM Whitty, EK Ansah… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Although global efforts in the past decade have halved the number of deaths due to malaria,
there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a …

Acquisition of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and malaria immunity in young children and the influence of age, force of infection, and …

DI Stanisic, FJI Fowkes, M Koinari, S Javati… - Infection and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Individuals in areas of Plasmodium falciparum endemicity develop immunity to malaria after
repeated exposure. Knowledge of the acquisition and nature of protective immune …

Association between naturally acquired antibodies to erythrocyte-binding antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and protection from malaria and high-density …

JS Richards, DI Stanisic, FJI Fowkes… - Clinical Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background. Antibodies targeting blood stage antigens are important in protection against
malaria, but the principle targets remain unclear. Erythrocyte-binding antigens (EBAs) are …