Respiratory mucosal immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination

Authors: Elena Mitsi, Mariana O. Diniz, Jesús Reiné, Andrea M. Collins, Ryan E. Robinson, Angela Hyder-Wright, Madlen Farrar, Konstantinos Liatsikos, Josh Hamilton, Onyia Onyema, Britta C. Urban, Carla Solórzano, Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Emma Sheehan, Teresa Lambe, Simon J. Draper, Daniela Weiskopf, Alessandro Sette, Mala K. Maini, Daniela M. Ferreira

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Combinatorial multimer staining and spectral flow cytometry facilitate quantification and characterization of polysaccharide-specific B cell immunity

Authors: Dennis Hoving, Alexandre H. C. Marques, Wesley Huisman, Beckley A. Nosoh, Alicia C. de Kroon, Oscar R. J. van Hengel, Bing-Ru Wu, Rosanne A. M. Steenbergen, Pauline M. van Helden, Britta C. Urban, Nisha Dhar, Daniela M. Ferreira, Gaurav Kwatra, Cornelis H. Hokke, Simon P. Jochems

Source: Communications Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2399-3642

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The global transcriptome of Plasmodium falciparum mid-stage gametocytes (stages II–IV) appears largely conserved and gametocyte-specific gene expression patterns vary in clinical isolates

Authors: Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo, Saikou Y. Bah, Alison Kemp, Lindsay Stewart, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Kirk W. Deitsch, Julian C. Rayner, Oliver Billker, Fred N. Binka, Colin J. Sutherland, Gordon A. Awandare, Britta C. Urban, Bismarck Dinko

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: transcriptomics, Plasmodium falciparum, gametocytes, clinical isolates, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Parasite clearance dynamics in children hospitalised with severe malaria in the Ho Teaching Hospital, Volta Region, Ghana

Authors: Laura Paris, Richmond G. Tackie, Khalid B. Beshir, John Tampuori, Gordon A. Awandare, Fred N. Binka, Britta C. Urban, Bismarck Dinko, Colin J. Sutherland

Source: Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Vol 19, Iss , Pp e00276- (2022)

Subject Terms: Severe malaria, Artemisinin-based combination therapy, Parasite clearance, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567312200040X; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-6731

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Innate and adaptive nasal mucosal immune responses following experimental human pneumococcal colonization

Authors: Simon P. Jochems, Karin de Ruiter, Carla Solórzano, Astrid Voskamp, Elena Mitsi, Elissavet Nikolaou, Beatriz F. Carniel, Sherin Pojar, Esther L. German, Jesús Reiné, Alessandra Soares-Schanoski, Helen Hill, Rachel Robinson, Angela D. Hyder-Wright, Caroline M. Weight, Pascal F. Durrenberger, Robert S. Heyderman, Stephen B. Gordon, Hermelijn H. Smits, Britta C. Urban, Jamie Rylance, Andrea M. Collins, Mark D. Wilkie, Lepa Lazarova, Samuel C. Leong, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Daniela M. Ferreira

Source: The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol 132, Iss 11 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1558-8238

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Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization associates with impaired adaptive immune responses against SARS-CoV-2

Authors: Elena Mitsi, Jesús Reiné, Britta C. Urban, Carla Solórzano, Elissavet Nikolaou, Angela D. Hyder-Wright, Sherin Pojar, Ashleigh Howard, Lisa Hitchins, Sharon Glynn, Madlen C. Farrar, Konstantinos Liatsikos, Andrea M. Collins, Naomi F. Walker, Helen C. Hill, Esther L. German, Katerina S. Cheliotis, Rachel L. Byrne, Christopher T. Williams, Ana I. Cubas-Atienzar, Tom E. Fletcher, Emily R. Adams, Simon J. Draper, David Pulido, Rohini Beavon, Christian Theilacker, Elizabeth Begier, Luis Jodar, Bradford D. Gessner, Daniela M. Ferreira

Source: The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol 132, Iss 7 (2022)

Subject Terms: Immunology, Virology, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1558-8238

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Longitudinal profile of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19 in a setting from Sub–Saharan Africa: A prospective longitudinal study

Authors: Teklay Gebrecherkos, Yazezew Kebede Kiros, Feyissa Challa, Saro Abdella, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Dereje Leta, Abraham Desta, Ataklti Hailu, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Masresha Tessema, Getachew Tollera, Tsigereda Kifle, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Henk HDF Schallig, Emily R. Adams, Britta C. Urban, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Dawit Wolday

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942258/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Effect of co-infection with intestinal parasites on COVID-19 severity: A prospective observational cohort study

Authors: Dawit Wolday, Teklay Gebrecherkos, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Yazezew Kebede Kiros, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Abraham Aregay Desta, Ataklti Hailu, Getachew Tollera, Saro Abdella, Masresha Tesema, Ebba Abate, Kidist Lakew Endarge, Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie, Frehiwot Kassahun Miteku, Britta C. Urban, Henk H.D.F. Schallig, Vanessa C. Harris, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit

Source: EClinicalMedicine, Vol 39, Iss , Pp 101054- (2021)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, Severity, parasite, africa, co-infection, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021003345; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-5370

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Immune Responses to the Sexual Stages of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites

Authors: Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo, Colin J. Sutherland, Fred N. Binka, Gordon A. Awandare, Britta C. Urban, Bismarck Dinko

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 10 (2019)

Subject Terms: Plasmodium falciparum, gametocytes, humoral immunity, cellular immunity, mosquito immunity, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00136/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Participant perceptions and experiences of a novel community-based respiratory longitudinal sampling method in Liverpool, UK: A mixed methods feasibility study.

Authors: Esther L German, Helen M Nabwera, Ryan Robinson, Farah Shiham, Kostas Liatsikos, Christopher M Parry, Claire McNamara, Sanjana Kattera, Katie Carter, Ashleigh Howard, Sherin Pojar, Joshua Hamilton, Agnes Matope, Jonathan M Read, Stephen J Allen, Helen Hill, Daniel B Hawcutt, Britta C Urban, Andrea M Collins, Daniela M Ferreira, Elissavet Nikolaou

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 11, p e0294133 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Longitudinal profile of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19 in a setting from Sub-Saharan Africa: A prospective longitudinal study.

Authors: Teklay Gebrecherkos, Yazezew Kebede Kiros, Feyissa Challa, Saro Abdella, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Dereje Leta, Abraham Desta, Ataklti Hailu, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Masresha Tessema, Getachew Tollera, Tsigereda Kifle, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Henk Hdf Schallig, Emily R Adams, Britta C Urban, Tobias F Rinke de Wit, Dawit Wolday

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e0263627 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Antigenic cartography of immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1).

Authors: James Tuju, Margaret J Mackinnon, Abdirahman I Abdi, Henry Karanja, Jennifer N Musyoki, George M Warimwe, Evelyn N Gitau, Kevin Marsh, Peter C Bull, Britta C Urban

Source: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e1007870 (2019)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374

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Proportions of circulating follicular helper T cells are reduced and correlate with memory B cells in HIV-infected children.

Authors: Daniel M Muema, Gladys N Macharia, Babatunde A Olusola, Amin S Hassan, Greg W Fegan, James A Berkley, Britta C Urban, Eunice W Nduati

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 4, p e0175570 (2017)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5405965?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Altered Memory T-Cell Responses to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination and Altered Cytokine Responses to Polyclonal Stimulation in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Kenyan Infants.

Authors: Miguel A Garcia-Knight, Eunice Nduati, Amin S Hassan, Faith Gambo, Dennis Odera, Timothy J Etyang, Nassim J Hajj, James Alexander Berkley, Britta C Urban, Sarah L Rowland-Jones

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 11, p e0143043 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Safety and immunogenicity of heterologous prime-boost immunisation with Plasmodium falciparum malaria candidate vaccines, ChAd63 ME-TRAP and MVA ME-TRAP, in healthy Gambian and Kenyan adults.

Authors: Caroline Ogwang, Muhammed Afolabi, Domtila Kimani, Ya Jankey Jagne, Susanne H Sheehy, Carly M Bliss, Christopher J A Duncan, Katharine A Collins, Miguel A Garcia Knight, Eva Kimani, Nicholas A Anagnostou, Eleanor Berrie, Sarah Moyle, Sarah C Gilbert, Alexandra J Spencer, Peninah Soipei, Jenny Mueller, Joseph Okebe, Stefano Colloca, Riccardo Cortese, Nicola K Viebig, Rachel Roberts, Katherine Gantlett, Alison M Lawrie, Alfredo Nicosia, Egeruan B Imoukhuede, Philip Bejon, Britta C Urban, Katie L Flanagan, Katie J Ewer, Roma Chilengi, Adrian V S Hill, Kalifa Bojang

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 3, p e57726 (2013)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602521?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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T-cell responses to the DBLα-tag, a short semi-conserved region of the Plasmodium falciparum membrane erythrocyte protein 1.

Authors: Evelyn N Gitau, James Tuju, Liz Stevenson, Eva Kimani, Henry Karanja, Kevin Marsh, Peter C Bull, Britta C Urban

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 1, p e30095 (2012)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3260199?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Specific receptor usage in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence is associated with disease outcome.

Authors: Lucy B Ochola, Bethsheba R Siddondo, Harold Ocholla, Siana Nkya, Eva N Kimani, Thomas N Williams, Johnstone O Makale, Anne Liljander, Britta C Urban, Pete C Bull, Tadge Szestak, Kevin Marsh, Alister G Craig

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 3, p e14741 (2011)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Distinct kinetics of memory B-cell and plasma-cell responses in peripheral blood following a blood-stage Plasmodium chabaudi infection in mice.

Authors: Eunice W Nduati, Dorothy H L Ng, Francis M Ndungu, Peter Gardner, Britta C Urban, Jean Langhorne

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 11, p e15007 (2010)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2990717?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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