The anatomy and immunology of vasculature in the central nervous system

P Mastorakos, D McGavern - Science immunology, 2019 - science.org
Barriers between circulation and the central nervous system (CNS) play a key role in the
development and modulation of CNS immune responses. Structural variations in the …

Malaria immunity in man and mosquito: insights into unsolved mysteries of a deadly infectious disease

PD Crompton, J Moebius, S Portugal… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by parasites of the obligate intracellular
Apicomplexa phylum the most deadly of which, Plasmodium falciparum, prevails in Africa …

Cerebral malaria induced by plasmodium falciparum: clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

X Song, W Wei, W Cheng, H Zhu, W Wang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral malaria (CM) caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a fatal neurological
complication of malaria, resulting in coma and death, and even survivors may suffer long …

CD8+ T cell-mediated endotheliopathy is a targetable mechanism of neuro-inflammation in Susac syndrome

CC Gross, C Meyer, U Bhatia, L Yshii, I Kleffner… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation is often associated with blood-brain-barrier dysfunction, which
contributes to neurological tissue damage. Here, we reveal the pathophysiology of Susac …

CD8+ T cells target cerebrovasculature in children with cerebral malaria

BA Riggle, M Manglani, D Maric… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Cerebral malaria (CM) accounts for nearly 400,000 deaths annually in
African children. Current dogma suggests that CM results from infected RBC (iRBC) …

Interferon-γ: the Jekyll and Hyde of malaria

T King, T Lamb - PLoS pathogens, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) is a key mediator of inflammatory immune responses induced
primarily by interleukin-12 (IL-12). IFN-γ secretion by both innate and adaptive immune cells …

The immunological balance between host and parasite in malaria

K Deroost, TT Pham, G Opdenakker… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Coevolution of humans and malaria parasites has generated an intricate balance between
the immune system of the host and virulence factors of the parasite, equilibrating maximal …

Pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment targets in cerebral malaria

A Hadjilaou, J Brandi, M Riehn, MA Friese… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Malaria, the most prevalent mosquito-borne infectious disease worldwide, has accompanied
humanity for millennia and remains an important public health issue despite advances in its …

PD-1 dependent exhaustion of CD8+ T cells drives chronic malaria

JM Horne-Debets, R Faleiro, DS Karunarathne, XQ Liu… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
Malaria is a highly prevalent disease caused by infection by Plasmodium spp., which infect
hepatocytes and erythrocytes. Blood-stage infections cause devastating symptoms and can …

CD8+ T Cells Induce Fatal Brainstem Pathology during Cerebral Malaria via Luminal Antigen-Specific Engagement of Brain Vasculature

PA Swanson, GT Hart, MV Russo, D Nayak… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection that
results in thousands of deaths each year, mostly in African children. The in vivo mechanisms …