The role of inflammasomes in the pathogenesis of malaria during pregnancy: effects and mechanisms

• Grant number: 14/09964-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: September 01, 2014
• End date: February 28, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Protozoology of Parasites
• Principal Investigator: Cláudio Romero Farias Marinho
• Grantee: Cláudio Romero Farias Marinho
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Sabrina Epiphanio

Abstract

Malaria is a serious parasitic disease that affects about 500 million people annually. In endemic regions, malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major cause of maternal and infant mortality. The severity of the disease may be explained by the fact that placenta is an appropriated environment to the development of subpopulations of parasites, and by the immune profile developed by pregnant women infected with Plasmodium. The Nod-like receptors (NLRs) and Toll like receptors (TLR) have been correlated with the recognition of structures present in the Plasmodium, and with the mediation of inflammatory response against the parasite that is responsible for generating many of deleterious effects of infection. Although in recent years many studies have defined the clinical manifestations of malaria during pregnancy, the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with the immune response are not understood. The aim of this project is to study the effects and immunological mechanisms involved in MiP related to the inflammasomes. For this purpose, we will use an experimental model that mimics the situation observed in areas of stable transmission, which was developed by our group. The understandings of these processes are important for the development of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies for treatment of malaria during pregnancy. (AU)

Scientific publications

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PEREIRA, MARCELO L. M.; ORTOLAN, LUANA S.; SERCUNDES, MICHELLE K.; DEBONE, DANIELA; MURILLO, OSCAR; LIMA, FLAVIA A.; MARINHO, CLAUDIO R. F.; EPIPHANIO, SABRINA. Association of Heme Oxygenase 1 with Lung Protection in Malaria-Associated ALI/ARDS. Mediators of Inflammation, 2016. (09/53256-7, 14/09964-5, 12/10081-5, 14/20451-0)

BARBOZA, RENATO; LIMA, FLAVIA AFONSO; REIS, ARAMYS SILVA; MURILLO, OSCAR JAVIER; MACHADO PEIXOTO, ERIKA PAULA; BANDEIRA, CARLA LETICIA; FOTORAN, WESLEY LUZETTI; SARDINHA, LUIS ROBERTO; WUNDERLICH, GERHARD; BEVILACQUA, ESTELA; et al. TLR4-Mediated Placental Pathology and Pregnancy Outcome in Experimental Malaria. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, AUG 17 2017. (12/16525-2, 11/17880-8, 14/20451-0, 14/09964-5, 15/06106-0, 13/00981-1, 11/19048-8, 13/16417-8, 09/53889-0)

REIS, ARAMYS S.; BARBOZA, RENATO; MURILLO, OSCAR; BARATEIRO, ANDRE; PEIXOTO, ERIKA P. M.; LIMA, FLAVIA A.; GOMES, VINICIUS M.; DOMBROWSKI, JAMILLE G.; LEAL, VINICIUS N. C.; ARAUJO, FRANCIELE; et al. Inflammasome activation and IL-1 signaling during placental malaria induce poor pregnancy outcomes. SCIENCE ADVANCES, v. 6, n. 10, MAR 2020. (14/09964-5, 15/23395-6, 14/20451-0, 17/03939-7, 11/19048-8, 17/05782-8, 13/16417-8, 16/07030-0, 12/16525-2, 12/04755-3, 15/50650-7, 18/20468-0, 13/00981-1, 11/17880-8, 15/06106-0)

PEREIRA, MARCELO L. M.; ORTOLAN, LUANA S.; SERCUNDES, MICHELLE K.; DEBONE, DANIELA; MURILLO, OSCAR; LIMA, FLAVIA A.; MARINHO, CLAUDIO R. F.; EPIPHANIO, SABRINA. Association of Heme Oxygenase 1 with Lung Protection in Malaria-Associated ALI/ARDS. Mediators of Inflammation, v. 2016, p. 12-pg., 2016-01-01. (12/10081-5, 09/53256-7, 14/09964-5, 14/20451-0)

PANDYA, YASH; MARTA, ALEXANDER; BARATEIRO, ANDRE; BANDEIRA, CARLA LETICIA; DOMBROWSKI, JAMILLE GREGORIO; COSTA, JOAO; FARIAS MARINHO, CLAUDIO ROMERO; PENHA-GONCALVES, CARLOS. TLR4-Endothelin Axis Controls Syncytiotrophoblast Motility and Confers Fetal Protection in Placental Malaria. Infection and Immunity, v. 89, n. 8, AUG 2021. (19/12068-5, 16/07030-0, 12/04755-3, 14/09964-5, 17/03939-7, 20/06747-4)

DOMBROWSKI, JAMILLE GREGORIO; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO MEDEIROS; LIMA, FLAVIA AFONSO; BANDEIRA, CARLA LETICIA; MURILLO, OSCAR; COSTA, DOUGLAS DE SOUSA; MACHADO PEIXOTO, ERIKA PAULA; CUNHA, MARIELTON DOS PASSOS; DE ANDRADE ZANOTTO, PAOLO MARINHO; BEVILACQUA, ESTELA; et al. Association of Malaria Infection During Pregnancy With Head Circumference of Newborns in the Brazilian Amazon. JAMA NETWORK OPEN, v. 2, n. 5, MAY 2019. (14/17766-9, 18/20468-0, 12/04755-3, 13/21728-2, 14/20451-0, 14/09964-5, 15/06106-0, 13/00981-1, 16/08204-2, 13/16417-8, 09/53889-0)

DOMBROWSKI, JAMILLE GREGORIO; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO MEDEIROS; MENDES SILVA, NATERCIA REGINA; BARATEIRO, ANDRE; EPIPHANIO, SABRINA; GONCALVES, LIGIA ANTUNES; FARIAS MARINHO, CLAUDIO ROMERO. Malaria during pregnancy and newborn outcome in an unstable transmission area in Brazil: A population-based record linkage study. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 6, JUN 21 2018. (15/06106-0, 17/03939-7, 12/04755-3, 14/20451-0, 14/09964-5, 09/53889-0)

DOMBROWSKI, JAMILLE G.; SOUZA, RODRIGO M.; CURRY, JONATHAN; HINTON, LAURA; SILVA, NATERCIA R. M.; GRIGNARD, LYNN; GONCALVES, LIGIA A.; GOMES, ANA RITA; EPIPHANIO, SABRINA; DRAKELEY, CHRIS; et al. G6PD deficiency alleles in a malaria-endemic region in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Malaria Journal, v. 16, JUN 15 2017. (12/04755-3, 14/20451-0, 14/09964-5, 15/06106-0, 16/13465-0)