Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

M Yáñez-Mó, PRM Siljander, Z Andreu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as potent vehicles of
intercellular communication, both in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This is due to their capacity …

Key gaps in the knowledge of Plasmodium vivax, a neglected human malaria parasite

I Mueller, MR Galinski, JK Baird, JM Carlton… - The Lancet infectious …, 2009 - thelancet.com
Plasmodium vivax is geographically the most widely distributed cause of malaria in people,
with up to 2· 5 billion people at risk and an estimated 80 million to 300 million clinical cases …

Concise review: developing best-practice models for the therapeutic use of extracellular vesicles

AT Reiner, KW Witwer, BWM Van Balkom… - Stem cells …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Growing interest in extracellular vesicles (EVs, including exosomes and microvesicles) as
therapeutic entities, particularly in stem cell-related approaches, has underlined the need for …

Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the …

C Théry, KW Witwer, E Aikawa… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has seen a sharp increase in the number of scientific publications
describing physiological and pathological functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs), a …

A superfamily of variant genes encoded in the subtelomeric region of Plasmodium vivax

HA del Portillo, C Fernandez-Becerra, S Bowman… - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
The malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax causes disease in humans, including chronic
infections and recurrent relapses, but the course of infection is rarely fatal,, unlike that …

Comparative genomics of the neglected human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

JM Carlton, JH Adams, JC Silva, SL Bidwell, H Lorenzi… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax is responsible for 25–40% of the∼ 515
million annual cases of malaria worldwide. Although seldom fatal, the parasite elicits severe …

Primary structure of the merozoite surface antigen 1 of Plasmodium vivax reveals sequences conserved between different Plasmodium species.

HA Del Portillo, S Longacre, E Khouri… - Proceedings of the …, 1991 - pnas.org
Merozoite surface antigen 1 (MSA1) of several species of plasmodia has been shown to be
a promising candidate for a vaccine directed against the asexual blood stages of malaria …

On the Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium vivax–Infected Erythrocytes

BO Carvalho, SCP Lopes, PA Nogueira… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are responsible for
most of the global burden of malaria. Although the accentuated pathogenicity of P …

The role of the spleen in malaria

HA Del Portillo, M Ferrer, T Brugat… - Cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The spleen is a complex organ that is perfectly adapted to selectively filtering and destroying
senescent red blood cells (RBCs), infectious microorganisms and Plasmodium‐parasitized …

Extracellular vesicles in parasitic diseases

A Marcilla, L Martin-Jaular, M Trelis… - Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Parasitic diseases affect billions of people and are considered a major public health issue.
Close to 400 species are estimated to parasitize humans, of which around 90 are …