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ArticleParasite immunology2026

Disruption of the CD47-SIRPα Axis Causes Profound Reduction of Parasitaemia in Mice Infected With Babesia microti.

Shamim Mohammad, Ioana Brasov, Susan Gottshall, Sarah Robins, Sujatha Rashid, Rebecca Bradford, Robert E Molestina

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Shamim MohammadATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.
Ioana BrasovATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.
Susan GottshallATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4655-314X
Sarah RobinsATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.
Sujatha RashidATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.
Rebecca BradfordATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-0850
Robert E MolestinaATCC, Manassas, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4357-8940

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Abstract

Human babesiosis is an emerging disease in North America caused by the red blood cell (RBC)-infecting parasite Babesia microti. Despite a rise in clinical cases in recent years, the pathogenesis and host immune response to B. microti infection remain unclear. CD47 is a 'marker of self' transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on cell membranes that inhibits phagocytosis through interactions with macrophage signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα). We posit that disruption of CD47-SIRPα signalling will induce macrophage uptake of Babesia-infected RBCs and reduce parasitaemia in susceptible hosts. To evaluate this, we compared the in vivo clearance of B. microti in CD47 knockout (CD47

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Antigens, DifferentiationBabesia microtiBabesiosisCD47 AntigenParasitemiaReceptors, ImmunologicAnimalsErythrocytesFemaleMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisSignal TransductionAntigens, DifferentiationCD47 AntigenCd47 protein, mouseReceptors, ImmunologicSirpa protein, mouseBabesiababesiosisCD47macrophagephagocytosisself‐recognition

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PMID42562416
PMCPMC13447032

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