Direct contact between Plasmodium falciparum and human B-cells in a novel co-culture increases parasite growth and affects B-cell growth.
Sreenivasulu B ReddyNoemi NagyCaroline RönnbergFrancesca ChiodiAllan LugaajjuFrank HeutsLaszlo SzekelyMats WahlgrenKristina Eva Maria PerssonPublished in: Malaria journal (2021)
These results demonstrate that P. falciparum and B-cells undoubtedly can affect each other when allowed to multiply together, which is valuable information for future vaccine studies.