Search Results - "Stephen L. Hoffman"
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Antibody Feedback Limits the Expansion of B Cell Responses to Malaria Vaccination but Drives Diversification of the Humoral Response
Published in Cell host & microbe (07-10-2020)“…Generating sufficient antibody to block infection is a key challenge for vaccines against malaria. Here, we show that antibody titers to a key target, the…”
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Atypical B cells are part of an alternative lineage of B cells that participates in responses to vaccination and infection in humans
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (09-02-2021)“…The diversity of circulating human B cells is unknown. We use single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to examine the diversity of both antigen-specific and total…”
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Knockout of Anopheles stephensi immune gene LRIM1 by CRISPR-Cas9 reveals its unexpected role in reproduction and vector competence
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-11-2021)“…PfSPZ Vaccine against malaria is composed of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (SPZ) manufactured using aseptically reared Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes…”
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A Microscale Human Liver Platform that Supports the Hepatic Stages of Plasmodium falciparum and vivax
Published in Cell host & microbe (17-07-2013)“…The Plasmodium liver stage is an attractive target for the development of antimalarial drugs and vaccines, as it provides an opportunity to interrupt the life…”
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Quantitative assessment of Plasmodium falciparum sexual development reveals potent transmission-blocking activity by methylene blue
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-11-2011)“…Clinical studies and mathematical models predict that, to achieve malaria elimination, combination therapies will need to incorporate drugs that block the…”
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Machine learning prediction of malaria vaccine efficacy based on antibody profiles
Published in PLoS computational biology (07-06-2024)“…Immunization through repeated direct venous inoculation of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (PfSPZ) under chloroquine chemoprophylaxis, using the PfSPZ…”
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PfSPZ-CVac efficacy against malaria increases from 0% to 75% when administered in the absence of erythrocyte stage parasitemia: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial with controlled human malaria infection
Published in PLoS pathogens (28-05-2021)“…PfSPZ-CVac combines ‘PfSPZ Challenge’, which consists of infectious Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites (PfSPZ), with concurrent antimalarial chemoprophylaxis…”
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Controlled human malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum demonstrates impact of naturally acquired immunity on virulence gene expression
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2019)“…The pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is linked to the variant surface antigen PfEMP1, which mediates tethering of infected erythrocytes to the…”
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A replication competent Plasmodium falciparum parasite completely attenuated by dual gene deletion
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (15-04-2024)“…Vaccination with infectious Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (SPZ) administered with antimalarial drugs (PfSPZ-CVac), confers superior sterilizing…”
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DSM265 for Plasmodium falciparum chemoprophylaxis: a randomised, double blinded, phase 1 trial with controlled human malaria infection
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-06-2017)“…Summary Background A drug for causal (ie, pre-erythrocytic) prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with prolonged activity would substantially advance…”
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Plasmodium falciparum 7G8 challenge provides conservative prediction of efficacy of PfNF54-based PfSPZ Vaccine in Africa
Published in Nature communications (13-06-2022)“…Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) has supported Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria vaccine development by providing preliminary estimates of vaccine…”
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Cryopreservation of Anopheles stephensi embryos
Published in Scientific reports (07-01-2022)“…The ability to cryopreserve mosquitoes would revolutionize work on these vectors of major human infectious diseases by conserving stocks, new isolates,…”
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Repeat controlled human Plasmodium falciparum infections delay bloodstream patency and reduce symptoms
Published in Nature communications (18-06-2024)“…Resistance to clinical malaria takes years to develop even in hyperendemic regions and sterilizing immunity has rarely been observed. To evaluate the…”
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Ultra-low volume intradermal administration of radiation-attenuated sporozoites with the glycolipid adjuvant 7DW8-5 completely protects mice against malaria
Published in Scientific reports (04-02-2024)“…Radiation-attenuated sporozoite (RAS) vaccines can completely prevent blood stage Plasmodium infection by inducing liver-resident memory CD8 + T cells to…”
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Controlled Human Malaria Infection Leads to Long-Lasting Changes in Innate and Innate-like Lymphocyte Populations
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-07-2017)“…Animal model studies highlight the role of innate-like lymphocyte populations in the early inflammatory response and subsequent parasite control following…”
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The Potential Role of Vaccines in the Elimination of Falciparum Malaria and the Eventual Eradication of Malaria
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Clonal selection drives protective memory B cell responses in controlled human malaria infection
Published in Science immunology (16-02-2018)“…Affinity maturation, the clonal selection and expansion of antigen-activated B cells expressing somatically mutated antibody variants that develop during T…”
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Controlled human malaria infections by intradermal injection of cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-01-2013)“…Controlled human malaria infection with sporozoites is a standardized and powerful tool for evaluation of malaria vaccine and drug efficacy but so far only…”
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Discovery of Novel Plasmodium falciparum Pre-Erythrocytic Antigens for Vaccine Development
Published in PloS one (20-08-2015)“…Nearly 100% protection against malaria infection can be achieved in humans by immunization with P. falciparum radiation-attenuated sporozoites (RAS). Although…”
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The Dantu blood group prevents parasite growth in vivo : Evidence from a controlled human malaria infection study
Published in eLife (13-06-2023)“…The long co-evolution of and has resulted in the selection of numerous human genetic variants that confer an advantage against severe malaria and death. One…”
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