2015
Plasmodium transmission blocking activities of Vernonia amygdalina extracts and isolated compounds
Abay S, Lucantoni L, Dahiya N, Dori G, Dembo E, Esposito F, Lupidi G, Ogboi S, Ouédraogo R, Sinisi A, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Yerbanga R, Bramucci M, Quassinti L, Ouédraogo J, Christophides G, Habluetzel A. Plasmodium transmission blocking activities of Vernonia amygdalina extracts and isolated compounds. Malaria Journal 2015, 14: 288. PMID: 26208861, PMCID: PMC4513948, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnophelesAntimalarialsCell LineCell SurvivalFemaleHumansMalariaMaleMicePlant ExtractsPlasmodium bergheiVernoniaConceptsEarly sporogonic stagesOocyst prevalenceVivo transmissionHuman parasite P. falciparumP. berghei parasitesMalaria control toolsAnopheles stephensi mosquitoesEthanolic leaf extractVernonia amygdalina extractPreventive treatmentBerghei parasitesField isolatesAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesParasite P. falciparumP. falciparumBackgroundMedicinal plantsStephensi mosquitoesPlasmodium transmissionHerbal medicineMurine parasitePlasmodium falciparumLeaf extractPrevalenceCytotoxic effectsSporogonic stages
2014
Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions
Da D, Churcher T, Yerbanga R, Yaméogo B, Sangaré I, Ouedraogo J, Sinden R, Blagborough A, Cohuet A. Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions. Experimental Parasitology 2014, 149: 74-83. PMID: 25541384, DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityParasite densityBlood samplesInfected bloodMouse bloodInfectious blood samplesMembrane feeding assaysPlasmodium berghei infectionTransmission-reducing interventionsPlasmodium falciparum samplesBlood dilutionEvaluation of transmissionInfected mouse bloodBerghei infectionPlasmodium infectionMosquito infectivityAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesInhibitory factorMonoclonal antibodiesBloodAccurate relative measuresInfectionUninfected bloodHost bloodColuzzii mosquitoes
2007
In vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity of ‘Saye’, an herbal Remedy used in Burkina Faso traditional medicine
Traoré M, Diallo A, Nikièma J, Tinto H, Dakuyo Z, Ouédraogo J, Guissou I, Guiguemdé T. In vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity of ‘Saye’, an herbal Remedy used in Burkina Faso traditional medicine. Phytotherapy Research 2007, 22: 550-551. PMID: 17926335, DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2308.Peer-Reviewed Original Research