Search Results - "Grüner, Anne Charlotte"
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Breadth of humoral response and antigenic targets of sporozoite‐inhibitory antibodies associated with sterile protection induced by controlled human malaria infection
Published in Cellular microbiology (01-12-2016)“…Summary The development of an effective malaria vaccine has remained elusive even until today. This is because of our incomplete understanding of the immune…”
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On the diversity of malaria parasites in African apes and the origin of Plasmodium falciparum from Bonobos
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-02-2010)“…The origin of Plasmodium falciparum, the etiological agent of the most dangerous forms of human malaria, remains controversial. Although investigations of…”
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Invasion of host cells by malaria parasites: a tale of two protein families
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-07-2007)“…Malaria parasites are obligate intracellular parasites whose invasive stages select and invade the unique host cell in which they can develop with exquisite…”
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An integrated lab-on-chip for rapid identification and simultaneous differentiation of tropical pathogens
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2014)“…Tropical pathogens often cause febrile illnesses in humans and are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. The similarities in clinical symptoms…”
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Minimal Role for the Circumsporozoite Protein in the Induction of Sterile Immunity by Vaccination with Live Rodent Malaria Sporozoites
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-05-2010)“…Immunization with live Plasmodium sporozoites under chloroquine prophylaxis (Spz plus CQ) induces sterile immunity against sporozoite challenge in rodents and,…”
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Species-Specific Inhibition of Cerebral Malaria in Mice Coinfected with Plasmodium spp
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-08-2005)“…Recent epidemiological observations suggest that clinical evolution of Plasmodium falciparum infections might be influenced by the concurrent presence of…”
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Do Apoptotic Plasmodium-Infected Hepatocytes Initiate Protective Immune Responses?
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Expression of the Erythrocyte-Binding Antigen 175 in Sporozoites and in Liver Stages of Plasmodium falciparum
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-10-2001)“…Screening of a Plasmodium falciparum genomic expression library for antigens expressed at the pre-erythrocytic stages resulted in the isolation of a…”
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Cerebral malaria: Mysteries at the blood-brain barrier
Published in Virulence (01-03-2012)“…Cerebral malaria is the most severe pathology caused by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. The pathogenic mechanisms leading to cerebral malaria are…”
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Inhibitory effect of TNF-α on malaria pre-erythrocytic stage development: influence of host hepatocyte/parasite combinations
Published in PloS one (04-03-2011)“…The liver stages of malaria parasites are inhibited by cytokines such as interferon-γ or Interleukin (IL)-6. Binding of these cytokines to their receptors at…”
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Vaccination with Live Plasmodium yoelii Blood Stage Parasites under Chloroquine Cover Induces Cross-Stage Immunity against Malaria Liver Stage
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-12-2008)“…Immunity to malaria has long been thought to be stage-specific. In this study we show that immunization of BALB/c mice with live erythrocytes infected with…”
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Neutralizing Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Associated with Successful Cure after Drug Therapy
Published in PloS one (18-07-2016)“…An effective antibody response can assist drug treatment to contribute to better parasite clearance in malaria patients. To examine this, sera were obtained…”
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Recombinant human IFN-alpha inhibits cerebral malaria and reduces parasite burden in mice
Published in Journal of Immunology (15-05-2007)“…Most C57BL/6 mice infected i.p. with Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) die between 7 and 14 days with neurologic signs, and the remainder die later (>15 days) with…”
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Sterile protection against malaria is independent of immune responses to the circumsporozoite protein
Published in PloS one (26-12-2007)“…Research aimed at developing vaccines against infectious diseases generally seeks to induce robust immune responses to immunodominant antigens. This approach…”
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Skin‐draining lymph node priming is sufficient to induce sterile immunity against pre‐erythrocytic malaria
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-02-2013)“…The Plasmodium ‐infected hepatocyte has been considered necessary to prime the immune responses leading to sterile protection after vaccination with attenuated…”
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Genetic diversity in new members of the reticulocyte binding protein family in Thai Plasmodium vivax isolates
Published in PloS one (05-03-2012)“…Plasmodium vivax merozoites specifically invade reticulocytes. Until recently, two reticulocyte-binding proteins (Pvrbp1 and Pvrbp2) expressed at the apical…”
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Practical PCR genotyping protocols for Plasmodium vivax using Pvcs and Pvmsp1
Published in Malaria journal (27-04-2005)“…Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent malaria parasite affecting more than 75 million people each year, mostly in South America and Asia. In addition…”
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A role for immune responses against non-CS components in the cross-species protection induced by immunization with irradiated malaria sporozoites
Published in PloS one (05-11-2009)“…Immunization with irradiated Plasmodium sporozoites induces sterile immunity in rodents, monkeys and humans. The major surface component of the sporozoite the…”
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Are Extensive T Cell Epitope Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Antigen, a Leading Sporozoite Vaccine Candidate, Selected by Immune Pressure?
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-09-2005)“…Protective cellular immune responses depend on MHC presentation of pathogen-derived Ag fragments. MHC diversity renders this process sensitive to point…”
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The Activity of Escherichia coli Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Is Dependent on a Conserved Loop Identified by Sequence Homology, Mutagenesis, and Limited Proteolysis
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (09-03-1999)“…Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of dihydroorotate to orotate. The enzyme from Escherichia coli was overproduced and characterized in…”
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