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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Reduction of experimental cerebral malaria and its related proinflammatory responses by the novel liposome-based β-methasone nanodrug.

Jintao Guo, Judith H Waknine-Grinberg, Andrew J Mitchell, Yechezkel Barenholz, Jacob Golenser

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jintao GuoDepartment of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Judith H Waknine-GrinbergLaboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel ; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Andrew J MitchellDepartment of Pathology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Yechezkel BarenholzLaboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Jacob GolenserDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILRobert Bosch (Australia) · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe complication of and a leading cause of death due to Plasmodium falciparum infection. CM is likely the result of interrelated events, including mechanical obstruction due to parasite sequestration in the microvasculature, and upregulation of Th1 immune responses. In parallel, blood-brain-barrier (BBB) breakdown and damage or death of microglia, astrocytes, and neurons occurs. We found that a novel formulation of a liposome-encapsulated glucocorticosteroid, β-methasone hemisuccinate (nSSL-BMS), prevents experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) in a murine model and creates a survival time-window, enabling administration of an antiplasmodial drug before severe anemia develops. nSSL-BMS treatment leads to lower levels of cerebral inflammation, expressed by altered levels of corresponding cytokines and chemokines. The results indicate the role of integrated immune responses in ECM induction and show that the new steroidal nanodrug nSSL-BMS reverses the balance between the Th1 and Th2 responses in malaria-infected mice so that the proinflammatory processes leading to ECM are prevented. Overall, because of the immunopathological nature of CM, combined immunomodulator/antiplasmodial treatment should be considered for prevention/treatment of human CM and long-term cognitive damage.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBetamethasoneBlood-Brain BarrierChemokinesDisease Models, AnimalHumansInflammationLiposomesMalaria, CerebralMiceNanoparticlesPlasmodium bergheiPlasmodium falciparumTh1-Th2 BalanceBetamethasoneChemokinesLiposomes

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PMCPMC4121993
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