Plasmodium falciparum transmission stages accumulate in the human bone marrow

R. Joice; S. K. Nilsson; Jacqui Montgomery; S. Dankwa; E. Egan; B. Morahan; K. B. Seydel; L. Bertuccini; P. Alano; K. C. Williamson; M. T. Duraisingh; T. E. Taylor; D. A. Milner; M. Marti

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3008882

Plasmodium falciparum transmission stages accumulate in the human bone marrow

R. Joice
, S. K. Nilsson
, Jacqui Montgomery
, S. Dankwa
, E. Egan
, B. Morahan
, K. B. Seydel
, L. Bertuccini
, P. Alano
, K. C. Williamson
, M. T. Duraisingh
, T. E. Taylor
, D. A. Milner
, M. Marti

Tropical Disease Biology

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites requires formation and development of gametocytes, yet all but the most mature of these sexual parasite forms are absent from the blood circulation. We performed a systematic organ survey in pediatric cases of fatal malaria to characterize the spatial dynamics of gametocyte development in the human host. Histological studies revealed a niche in the extravascular space of the human bone marrow where gametocytes formed in erythroid precursor cells and underwent development before reentering the circulation. Accumulation of gametocytes in the hematopoietic system of human bone marrow did not rely on cytoadherence to the vasculature as does sequestration of asexual-stage parasites. This suggests a different mechanism for the sequestration of gametocytes that could potentially be exploited to block malaria transmission.

Original language	English
Article number	244re5
Pages (from-to)	244re5
Journal	Science Translational Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	244
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3008882
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2014

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Joice, R., Nilsson, S. K., Montgomery, J., Dankwa, S., Egan, E., Morahan, B., Seydel, K. B., Bertuccini, L., Alano, P., Williamson, K. C., Duraisingh, M. T., Taylor, T. E., Milner, D. A., & Marti, M. (2014). Plasmodium falciparum transmission stages accumulate in the human bone marrow. Science Translational Medicine, 6(244), 244re5. Article 244re5. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3008882

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Plasmodium falciparum transmission stages accumulate in the human bone marrow

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