2009
Trypanosoma cruzi Triggers an Early Type I IFN Response In Vivo at the Site of Intradermal Infection
Chessler AD, Unnikrishnan M, Bei AK, Daily JP, Burleigh BA. Trypanosoma cruzi Triggers an Early Type I IFN Response In Vivo at the Site of Intradermal Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 2288-2296. PMID: 19201883, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0800621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection of miceIFN responseT. cruzi-infected miceIFN-gamma-deficient miceIFN-gamma-producing cellsLevels of IFNEarly type IType I IFN receptorInnate immune responseIntradermal infection modelEarly host responseSite of infectionType I IFNT. cruziI IFN receptorLocal infection siteSite of inoculationType IIntradermal infectionImmune responseI IFNPrimary siteHost responseIFN receptorInfection
2007
Variant merozoite protein expression is associated with erythrocyte invasion phenotypes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Tanzania
Bei AK, Membi CD, Rayner JC, Mubi M, Ngasala B, Sultan AA, Premji Z, Duraisingh MT. Variant merozoite protein expression is associated with erythrocyte invasion phenotypes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Tanzania. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2007, 153: 66-71. PMID: 17303262, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research