2024
Understanding the significance of oxygen tension on the biology of Plasmodium falciparum blood stages: From the human body to the laboratory
Nahid D, Coffey K, Bei A, Cordy R. Understanding the significance of oxygen tension on the biology of Plasmodium falciparum blood stages: From the human body to the laboratory. PLOS Pathogens 2024, 20: e1012514. PMID: 39298535, PMCID: PMC11412506, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cellsIntraerythrocytic developmentReactive oxygen speciesPlasmodium falciparum blood stagesMultiple organ systemsP. falciparum mitochondrionStatus of hemoglobinBlood stagesPlasmodium falciparumReactive oxygen species productionO2-sensing mechanismIn vitro experimentsPlasmodiumBlood cellsOxygenation statusOrgan systemsFunctional changesParasite growthOxidative stressOxygen tensionMosquito hostCulture systemDeep tissuesOxygen species
2014
An Adjustable Gas-Mixing Device to Increase Feasibility of In Vitro Culture of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in the Field
Bei AK, Patel SD, Volkman SK, Ahouidi AD, Ndiaye D, Mboup S, Wirth DF. An Adjustable Gas-Mixing Device to Increase Feasibility of In Vitro Culture of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in the Field. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90928. PMID: 24603696, PMCID: PMC3946284, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090928.Peer-Reviewed Original Research