Malaria Parasite Found to Evade the Immune System by Shutting Down Key Genes

Malaria parasite found to evade the immune system by shutting down key genes

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years.

Malaria Turns Down Genes to Evade Immunity, Enable Chronic Infection

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite, can hide from the body’s immune system, sometimes for years. The team’s preclinical study showed that the parasite can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself “immunologically invisible.” Their results indicate that in regions where malaria is endemic, asymptomatic adults likely harbor…

Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself "immunologically invisible."

Malaria Parasite Employs Innovative Molecular Strategy to Evade Immune

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have uncovered a groundbreaking mechanism by which Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of malaria, evades the human immune system for extended periods. This pathogen, transmitted through mosquito bites, has long baffled scientists due to its