Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-16DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.009
Ellen A Kearney, Ashleigh S Heng-Chin, Katherine O'Flaherty, Freya J I Fowkes
{"title":"Human antibodies against Anopheles salivary proteins: emerging biomarkers of mosquito and malaria exposure.","authors":"Ellen A Kearney, Ashleigh S Heng-Chin, Katherine O'Flaherty, Freya J I Fowkes","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antibodies developed against Anopheles mosquito salivary proteins injected during biting may serve as proxy biomarkers of Anopheles biting exposure. Anti-salivary biomarkers are being increasingly investigated, with ~60 studies published to date, mostly identifying positive associations with Anopheles human biting rates (HBRs). However, several literature gaps must be addressed to inform the application of anti-salivary biomarkers for serosurveillance of vector exposure and malaria transmission and in vector-control trials. We highlight the need for more studies that collect HBRs and antibody data contemporaneously, investigate novel antigens for non-African Anopheles species, and characterize antibody kinetics to understand how biomarkers can track changes in exposure over time. Together, these directions may improve upon insensitive manual mosquito catch techniques and strengthen malaria surveillance programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":"41 5","pages":"361-373"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144043745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-22DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.04.004
Evelien M Bunnik, Sebastiaan Bol, Gregory C Ippolito
{"title":"Holding hands to halt malaria: stronger together through heterotypic antibody interactions.","authors":"Evelien M Bunnik, Sebastiaan Bol, Gregory C Ippolito","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Erythrocyte invasion by the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum can be inhibited by antibodies against apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1). Patel et al. identified two human anti-AMA1 monoclonal antibodies, one of which has strain-transcending neutralizing activity. Lateral interactions between the two antibodies improved their binding kinetics and inhibitory activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":"41 5","pages":"337-338"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12064373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.004
Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Hanna J Laukaitis-Yousey, Matthew Butnaru, Stephanie E Mohr, Norbert Perrimon, Joao H F Pedra
{"title":"Decoding arthropod vector immunology through bona fide pathogens.","authors":"Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Hanna J Laukaitis-Yousey, Matthew Butnaru, Stephanie E Mohr, Norbert Perrimon, Joao H F Pedra","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interrelationship between the microbiota, metabolism, and the arthropod immune system has evolved to maintain physiological equilibrium. Arthropods rely on this delicate balance when encountering fitness challenges. The understanding of life history traits in arthropod vectors has been hampered by technological difficulties compounded by limited scientific knowledge compared to established model organisms. Here, we posit that using emerging technologies to study environmental pathogens that cause greater fitness disadvantages to disease vectors (i.e., bona fide pathogens) in contrast to coevolved microbes will enable meaningful insights into arthropod immunophysiology. We propose a conceptual framework whereby understanding immunophysiology through the lens of bona fide pathogens, as opposed to coevolved microbes, should be useful for the management of vector-borne illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"351-360"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12064392/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.006
Miguel Rubio-Godoy, Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, Martín García-Varela, Mayra I Grano-Maldonado, Sergio Guillén-Hernández, María Amparo Rodríguez-Santiago, Nico J Smit, Víctor M Vidal-Martínez, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
{"title":"The XI International Symposium on Fish Parasites: fish health, parasite biodiversity, and conservation.","authors":"Miguel Rubio-Godoy, Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, Martín García-Varela, Mayra I Grano-Maldonado, Sergio Guillén-Hernández, María Amparo Rodríguez-Santiago, Nico J Smit, Víctor M Vidal-Martínez, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"251-260"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.002
Joe A Kaczmarski, Colin J Jackson, Ian A Cockburn
{"title":"Having your cake and eating it too - a new target for sporozoite-neutralising mAbs.","authors":"Joe A Kaczmarski, Colin J Jackson, Ian A Cockburn","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current malaria vaccines provide suboptimal, waning protection. Dacon et al. identify a protective post-translationally modified epitope on Plasmodium sporozoites that is absent from current vaccines. This discovery deepens our understanding of Plasmodium biology and may inform the development of improved vaccines and complementary prophylactic monoclonal antibodies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"261-263"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143473122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.12.012
Martina Lisnerová, Hana Pecková, Ivan Fiala
{"title":"Neoparamoeba perurans.","authors":"Martina Lisnerová, Hana Pecková, Ivan Fiala","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.12.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.12.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"330-331"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143012347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}