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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Emerging Molecular Mechanisms in Malaria Pathogenesis and Novel Therapeutic Approaches: A Focus on

Adekunle Sanyaolu, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Stephanie Prakash, Vyshnavy Balendra, Omar Shazley, Tatiana Gardellini, Abdul Jan, Kokab Younis, Chuku Okorie, Ricardo Izurieta

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Adekunle SanyaoluDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, D'Youville University, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6265-665X
Aleksandra MarinkovicSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3672-0777
Stephanie PrakashSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.
Vyshnavy BalendraSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9502-0885
Omar ShazleySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3456-3111
Tatiana GardelliniOffice of Graduate Studies, Universidad Especializada de Las Américas UDELAS, Panama City 0849-0141, Panama.ORCID 0009-0009-1591-874X
Abdul JanSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.
Kokab YounisFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Chuku OkorieDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, D'Youville University, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5483-0032
Ricardo IzurietaSchool of Public Health and Health Sciences, College of Health, Human Services and Nursing, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA 90747, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria is still one of the biggest global health problems, especially in parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, which remains most heavily affected. Despite significant advancements in testing, treatment, and prevention, malaria continues to seriously impact millions, primarily young children and populations in rural and impoverished areas. This paper looks at how the malaria parasite works inside the body, how it avoids the immune system, and how it becomes resistant to current drugs. Thanks to new advances in genetic and biochemical research, scientists are discovering new weak points in the parasite that could lead to better treatments. New vaccines, like RTS, S and R21, along with antibody-based therapies, offer renewed hope; however, extending the duration of the immunity they induce and ensuring effectiveness across diverse parasite strains remain significant challenges. Solving the malaria crisis will require more than science-it also necessitates equitable and timely access to treatments, robust health systems, and international collaboration. Continued research and global cooperation bring the world closer to ending malaria for good.

Indexed as

Malaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumAnimalsAntimalarialsDrug ResistanceHumansMalaria VaccinesAntimalarialsMalaria Vaccineseliminationmalariaomicstreatmentvaccine

Identifiers

PMID40723909
PMCPMC12293666

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