Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria and their basic biology

S Sato - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2021 - Springer
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

An Updated View of the Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle: Intervention Points for an Effective Treatment

J Martín-Escolano, C Marín, MJ Rosales… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic, systemic, chronic, and often fatal illness caused by
infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The World Health Organization classifies …

Spontaneous dormancy protects Trypanosoma cruzi during extended drug exposure

FJ Sánchez-Valdéz, A Padilla, W Wang, D Orr… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The ability of the Chagas disease agent Trypanosoma cruzi to resist extended in vivo
exposure to highly effective trypanocidal compounds prompted us to explore the potential for …

Looking under the skin: the first steps in malarial infection and immunity

R Ménard, J Tavares, I Cockburn, M Markus… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Malaria, which is caused by Plasmodium spp., starts with an asymptomatic phase, during
which sporozoites, the parasite form that is injected into the skin by a mosquito, develop into …

Systems biology of malaria explored with nonhuman primates

MR Galinski - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Abstract “The Primate Malarias” book has been a uniquely important resource for multiple
generations of scientists, since its debut in 1971, and remains pertinent to the present day …

The Influence of Recombinational Processes to Induce Dormancy in Trypanosoma cruzi

BC Resende, ACS Oliveira, ACP Guañabens… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a neglected
tropical disease that affects around 8 million people worldwide. Chagas disease can be …

1, 4-naphthoquinones and other NADPH-dependent glutathione reductase-catalyzed redox cyclers as antimalarial agents

D Belorgey, D Antoine Lanfranchi… - Current …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The homodimeric flavoenzyme glutathione reductase catalyzes NADPH-dependent
glutathione disulfide reduction. This reaction is important for keeping the redox homeostasis …

Do hypnozoites cause relapse in malaria?

MB Markus - Trends in parasitology, 2015 - cell.com
The concept that hypnozoites give rise to relapses in Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium
ovale malaria has become dogma. However, it is evident from particular contemporary …

Biological concepts in recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria

MB Markus - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
A curious aspect of the evolution of the hypnozoite theory of malarial relapse is its
transmogrification from theory into 'fact', this being of historical, linguistic, scientific and …

Putative contribution of 8-aminoquinolines to preventing recrudescence of malaria

MB Markus - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 - mdpi.com
Enhanced therapeutic efficacy achieved in treating Plasmodium vivax malaria with an 8-
aminoquinoline (8-AQ) drug such as primaquine (PQ) together with a partner drug such as …