Silvia Portugal
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Thomson-Luque R, Votborg-Novel L, Ndovie W, Andrade C, Niangaly M, Attipa C, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2021 Jul;
12(1):4711.
PMID: 34330920
Following Plasmodium falciparum infection, individuals can remain asymptomatic, present with mild fever in uncomplicated malaria cases, or show one or more severe malaria symptoms. Several studies have investigated associations between...
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Hopp C, Sekar P, Diouf A, Miura K, Boswell K, Skinner J, et al.
J Exp Med
. 2021 Mar;
218(4).
PMID: 33661303
IgG antibodies play a role in malaria immunity, but whether and how IgM protects from malaria and the biology of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf)-specific IgM B cells is unclear. In a...
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Thouvenel C, Fontana M, Netland J, Krishnamurty A, Takehara K, Chen Y, et al.
J Exp Med
. 2021 Mar;
218(4).
PMID: 33661302
Multimeric immunoglobulin-like molecules arose early in vertebrate evolution, yet the unique contributions of multimeric IgM antibodies to infection control are not well understood. This is partially due to the difficulty...
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Andrade C, Fleckenstein H, Thomson-Luque R, Doumbo S, Lima N, Anderson C, et al.
Nat Med
. 2020 Oct;
26(12):1929-1940.
PMID: 33106664
The dry season is a major challenge for Plasmodium falciparum parasites in many malaria endemic regions, where water availability limits mosquito vectors to only part of the year. How P....
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Tran T, Guha R, Portugal S, Skinner J, Ongoiba A, Bhardwaj J, et al.
Immunity
. 2019 Sep;
51(4):750-765.e10.
PMID: 31492649
Immunity that controls parasitemia and inflammation during Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria can be acquired with repeated infections. A limited understanding of this complex immune response impedes the development of vaccines...
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Barbosa R, Portugal S
Cien Saude Colet
. 2018 Feb;
23(2):417-430.
PMID: 29412400
Based on the question of an inspiring work - "Is the Market good for one's Health?", this paper poses a similar question, centered on "associativism" (belonging to a labor group...
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Sercundes M, Ortolan L, Debone D, Soeiro-Pereira P, Gomes E, Aitken E, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2017 Nov;
13(11):e1006730.
PMID: 29141021
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006054.].
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Obeng-Adjei N, Portugal S, Holla P, Li S, Sohn H, Ambegaonkar A, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2017 Sep;
13(9):e1006576.
PMID: 28953967
Many chronic infections, including malaria and HIV, are associated with a large expansion of CD21-CD27- 'atypical' memory B cells (MBCs) that exhibit reduced B cell receptor (BCR) signaling and effector...