Plasmodium falciparum

"Plasmodium falciparum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.

Descriptor ID	D010963
MeSH Number(s)	B01.043.075.380.611.561
Concept/Terms	Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium falciparums falciparums, Plasmodium

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Alveolata [B01.043]
Apicomplexa [B01.043.075]
Haemosporida [B01.043.075.380]
Plasmodium [B01.043.075.380.611]
Plasmodium falciparum [B01.043.075.380.611.561]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	1	3
2017	4	0	4
2020	2	0	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	0	1

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Alves SAS, Teixeira DE, Peruchetti DB, Silva LS, Brand?o LFP, Caruso-Neves C, Pinheiro AAS. Bradykinin produced during Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic cycle drives monocyte adhesion to human brain microvascular endothelial cells. Brain Res. 2024 01 01; 1822:148669.

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Crabtree JN, Caffrey DR, de Souza Silva L, Kurt-Jones EA, Dobbs K, Dent A, Fitzgerald KA, Golenbock DT. Lymphocyte crosstalk is required for monocyte-intrinsic trained immunity to Plasmodium falciparum. J Clin Invest. 2022 06 01; 132(11).

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Santos ECD, Silva LS, Pinheiro AS, Teixeira DE, Peruchetti DB, Silva-Aguiar RP, Wendt CHC, Miranda KR, Coelho-de-Souza AN, Leal-Cardoso JH, Caruso-Neves C, Pinheiro AAS. The monoterpene 1,8-cineole prevents cerebral edema in a murine model of severe malaria. PLoS One. 2022; 17(5):e0268347.

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Feng G, Wines BD, Kurtovic L, Chan JA, Boeuf P, Mollard V, Cozijnsen A, Drew DR, Center RJ, Marshall DL, Chishimba S, McFadden GI, Dent AE, Chelimo K, Boyle MJ, Kazura JW, Hogarth PM, Beeson JG. Mechanisms and targets of Fc?-receptor mediated immunity to malaria sporozoites. Nat Commun. 2021 03 19; 12(1):1742.

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Pontes KAO, Silva LS, Santos EC, Pinheiro AS, Teixeira DE, Peruchetti DB, Silva-Aguiar RP, Wendt CHC, Miranda KR, Coelho-de-Souza AN, Leal-Cardoso JH, Caruso-Neves C, Pinheiro AAS. Eugenol disrupts Plasmodium falciparum intracellular development during the erythrocytic cycle and protects against cerebral malaria. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2021 03; 1865(3):129813.

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Myers-Hansen JL, Abuaku B, Oyebola MK, Mensah BA, Ahorlu C, Wilson MD, Awandare G, Koram KA, Ngwa AA, Ghansah A. Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0233478.

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Amegashie EA, Amenga-Etego L, Adobor C, Ogoti P, Mbogo K, Amambua-Ngwa A, Ghansah A. Population genetic analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in two distinct ecological regions in Ghana. Malar J. 2020 Nov 27; 19(1):437.

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G?mez F, Silva LS, Teixeira DE, Agero U, Pinheiro AAS, Viana NB, Pontes B. Plasmodium falciparum maturation across the intra-erythrocytic cycle shifts the soft glassy viscoelastic properties of red blood cells from a liquid-like towards a solid-like behavior. Exp Cell Res. 2020 12 15; 397(2):112370.

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Narh CA, Ghansah A, Duffy MF, Ruybal-Pes?ntez S, Onwona CO, Oduro AR, Koram KA, Day KP, Tiedje KE. Evolution of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in the Reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Upper East Region of Ghana. J Infect Dis. 2020 10 13; 222(10):1692-1701.

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Verity R, Aydemir O, Brazeau NF, Watson OJ, Hathaway NJ, Mwandagalirwa MK, Marsh PW, Thwai K, Fulton T, Denton M, Morgan AP, Parr JB, Tumwebaze PK, Conrad M, Rosenthal PJ, Ishengoma DS, Ngondi J, Gutman J, Mulenga M, Norris DE, Moss WJ, Mensah BA, Myers-Hansen JL, Ghansah A, Tshefu AK, Ghani AC, Meshnick SR, Bailey JA, Juliano JJ. The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC. Nat Commun. 2020 04 30; 11(1):2107.

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