Malaria Parasites Distribute Subversive Messages across Enemy Lines

During its life cycle, the malaria parasite must cope with a set of diverse environments and institute strategies to alter its host's responses. A recent study remarkably demonstrates how these parasites exploit red blood cell products, loading them into ‘armed’ secreted vesicles sent to manipu...

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Published inTrends in parasitology Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 2 - 4
Main Authors Rivkin, Anna, Ben-Hur, Sharon, Regev-Rudzki, Neta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
Subjects
Cell Communication
Endothelial Cells - parasitology
Erythrocytes - parasitology
Extracellular Vesicles
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Host-Parasite Interactions
Humans
Infectious Disease
Malaria - immunology
Malaria - parasitology
Malaria - transmission
Plasmodium - physiology
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Summary:During its life cycle, the malaria parasite must cope with a set of diverse environments and institute strategies to alter its host's responses. A recent study remarkably demonstrates how these parasites exploit red blood cell products, loading them into ‘armed’ secreted vesicles sent to manipulate their host's ‘endothelium battlefront’, thereby promoting malaria infection.
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ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2016.11.005