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ArticleScientific reports2018

Protection from experimental cerebral malaria with a single intravenous or subcutaneous whole-parasite immunization.

Kirsten Heiss, Marion Irmgard Maier, Angelika Hoffmann, Roland Frank, Martin Bendszus, Ann-Kristin Mueller, Johannes Pfeil

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kirsten HeissCentre for Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Marion Irmgard MaierCentre for Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Angelika HoffmannDepartment of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Roland FrankCentre for Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Martin BendszusDepartment of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ann-Kristin MuellerCentre for Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Johannes PfeilCentre for Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. Johannes.Pfeil@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
University Hospital Heidelberg · DEHeidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral malaria is a life-threatening complication of Plasmodia infection and a major cause of child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We report that protection from experimental cerebral malaria in the rodent model is obtained by a single intravenous or subcutaneous whole-parasite immunization. Whole-parasite immunization with radiation-attenuated sporozoites was equally protective as immunization with non-attenuated sporozoites under chemoprophylaxis. Both immunization regimens delayed the development of blood-stage parasites, but differences in cellular and humoral immune mechanisms were observed. Single-dose whole-parasite vaccination might serve as a relatively simple and feasible immunization approach to prevent life-threatening cerebral malaria.

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AnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInjections, IntravenousInjections, SubcutaneousMalaria, CerebralMalaria VaccinesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPlasmodium bergheiSporozoitesMalaria Vaccines

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PMID29449638
PMCPMC5814423
OpenAlexW2806697986

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