2013
Anti-Pfs25 Human Plasma Reduces Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates That Have Diverse Genetic Backgrounds
Da D, Dixit S, Sattabonkot J, Mu J, Abate L, Ramineni B, Ouedraogo J, MacDonald N, Fay M, Su X, Cohuet A, Wu Y. Anti-Pfs25 Human Plasma Reduces Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates That Have Diverse Genetic Backgrounds. Infection And Immunity 2013, 81: 1984-1989. PMID: 23509152, PMCID: PMC3676035, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00016-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase 1 trialParasite isolatesMalaria transmission-blocking vaccineTransmission-reducing activityTransmission-blocking activityPlasmodium falciparum isolatesTransmission-blocking vaccinesPlasmodium falciparum parasitesLimited sequence polymorphismPfs25 antibodiesMontanide ISA51Immune plasmaNonimmune controlsRecombinant Pfs25Falciparum isolatesPfs25 geneFalciparum parasitesGenetic backgroundPatientsBurkina FasoPfs25VaccineTrialsNucleotide polymorphismsIsolates
2011
Host candidate gene polymorphisms and clearance of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites
Diakite M, Achidi E, Achonduh O, Craik R, Djimde A, Evehe M, Green A, Hubbart C, Ibrahim M, Jeffreys A, Khan B, Kimani F, Kwiatkowski D, Mbacham W, Jezan S, Ouedraogo J, Rockett K, Rowlands K, Tagelsir N, Tekete M, Zongo I, Ranford-Cartwright L. Host candidate gene polymorphisms and clearance of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Malaria Journal 2011, 10: 250. PMID: 21867552, PMCID: PMC3177816, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant parasitesHuman genomeAnti-malarial drugsSignificant associationDrug treatmentResistant parasitesAnti-inflammatory cytokine responseTh1/Th2 balanceDrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasitesDrug-resistant P. falciparumMolecular testsPlasmodium falciparum infectionPlasmodium falciparum parasitesDrug resistance profilesDrug-resistant infectionsImmune response lociCandidate gene polymorphismsAbility of parasitesTh2 balanceFalciparum infectionCytokine responsesMalaria infectionOdds ratioClearance phenotypeEnhanced clearance