Congenital transmission of apicomplexan parasites: a review

M Rojas-Pirela, L Medina, MV Rojas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Apicomplexans are a group of pathogenic protists that cause various diseases in humans
and animals that cause economic losses worldwide. These unicellular eukaryotes are …

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 …

Regulation of inflammation during gestation and birth outcomes: Inflammatory cytokine balance predicts birth weight and length

HB Ragsdale, CW Kuzawa, JB Borja… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The maternal environment during gestation influences offspring health at birth
and throughout the life course. Recent research has demonstrated that endogenous …

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 …

Associations of circulation levels of cytokines with birthweight, preterm birth, spontaneous miscarriages, and stillbirth: A Mendelian randomization analysis

H Wang, J Jiang, T Jin, Y Wang, M Li, S Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: The association between immune imbalances and adverse pregnancy
outcomes has been extensive investigated by observational studies, but remain unclear …

Role of intrauterine administration of transfected peripheral blood mononuclear cells by GM-CSF on embryo implantation and pregnancy rate in mice

D Rezaee, M Bandehpour, B Kazemi… - Molecular Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
One of the effective treatments in women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is the use
of immune cells to facilitate embryo implantation. Previous studies have shown that …

Lower Socioeconomic Status Predicts Increased Proinflammatory Signaling in Late Pregnancy: Evidence From a Filipino Cohort

HB Ragsdale, MS Butler, SM Koning… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Maternal socioeconomic status (SES) is an important predictor of adverse birth
outcomes and postnatal health across global populations. Chronic inflammation is …

HIV infection and placental malaria reduce maternal transfer of multiple antimalarial antibodies in Mozambican women

S Alonso, M Vidal, G Ruiz-Olalla, R González… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives Maternal Plasmodium falciparum-specific antibodies may contribute to
protect infants against severe malaria. Our main objective was to evaluate the impact of …

A balanced Proinflammatory and regulatory cytokine signature in young African children is associated with lower risk of clinical malaria

C Dobaño, AJ Nhabomba, MN Manaca… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The effect of timing of exposure to first Plasmodium falciparum infections during
early childhood on the induction of innate and adaptive cytokine responses and their …

[PDF][PDF] Malaria and Antenatal Care: Bridging Gaps for Improved Pregnancy Outcomes

EI Obeagu, GU Obeagu - Elite Journal of Nursing and Health …, 2024 - academia.edu
Malaria during pregnancy poses significant risks to both maternal and fetal health,
contributing to adverse outcomes such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and stillbirth …