Breadth of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens Is Associated With Immunity in a Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study

Authors: Hannah W. Kimingi, Ann W. Kinyua, Nicole A. Achieng, Kennedy M. Wambui, Shaban Mwangi, Roselyne Nguti, Cheryl A. Kivisi, Anja T. R. Jensen, Philip Bejon, Melisa C. Kapulu, Abdirahman I. Abdi, Samson M. Kinyanjui, CHMI-SIKA Study Team, Abdirahman I Abdi, Yonas Abebe, Agnes Audi, Peter Billingsley, Peter C Bull, Primus Che, Zaydah de Laurent, Susanne H Hodgson, Stephen Hoffman, Eric James, Irene Jao, Dorcas Kamuya, Gathoni Kamuyu, Silvia Kariuki, Nelson Kibinge, Sam Kinyanjui, Cheryl Kivisi, Nelly Koskei, Mallika Imwong, Brett Lowe, Johnstone Makale, Kevin Marsh, Vicki Marsh, Khadija Said Mohammed, Moses Mosobo, Sean C Murphy, Jennifer Musyoki, Michelle Muthui, Jedidah Mwacharo, Daniel Mwanga, Joyce Mwongeli, Francis Ndungu, Maureen Njue, George Nyangweso, Domitila Kimani, Joyce M. Ngoi, Janet Musembi, Omar Ngoto, Edward Otieno, Bernhards Ogutu, Fredrick Olewe, James Oloo, Donwilliams Omuoyo, John Ongecha, Martin O Ongas, Michael Ooko, Jimmy Shangala, Betty Kim Lee Sim, Joel Tarning, Juliana Wambua, Thomas N Williams, Markus Winterberg

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, CHMI, variant surface antigens, anti-VSA antibodies, antibody breadth, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.894770/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Exploring Plasmodium falciparum Var Gene Expression to Assess Host Selection Pressure on Parasites During Infancy

Authors: Cheryl A. Kivisi, Michelle Muthui, Martin Hunt, Greg Fegan, Thomas Dan Otto, George Githinji, George M. Warimwe, Richard Rance, Kevin Marsh, Peter C. Bull, Abdirahman I. Abdi

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 10 (2019)

Subject Terms: malaria, maternal antibodies, var gene expression, age, infants, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02328/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Plasmodium falciparum adapts its investment into replication versus transmission according to the host environment

Authors: Abdirahman I Abdi, Fiona Achcar, Lauriane Sollelis, João Luiz Silva-Filho, Kioko Mwikali, Michelle Muthui, Shaban Mwangi, Hannah W Kimingi, Benedict Orindi, Cheryl Andisi Kivisi, Manon Alkema, Amrita Chandrasekar, Peter C Bull, Philip Bejon, Katarzyna Modrzynska, Teun Bousema, Matthias Marti

Source: eLife, Vol 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: malaria, transmission, adaptation, host parasite interaction, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://elifesciences.org/articles/85140; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084X

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