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Cristina Ferreira

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular MedicineORCID 0000-0001-6746-932XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Ana RodriguesiD· 1 shared Ângelo Ferreira ChoraiD· 1 shared António M. MendesiD· 1 shared Helena Nunes‐CabaçoiD· 1 shared Marc VeldhoeniD· 1 shared Maria M. MotaiD· 1 shared Miguel PrudêncioiD· 1 shared Nuno Valente-LealiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 23, 2026

Host cell traversal by Plasmodium parasites is essential for sterilizing hepatic cellular immunity.

Ana Rodrigues, António M. Mendes, Rute Gonçalves…·Ângelo Ferreira Chora

This study shows that Plasmodium sporozoites must traverse host cells to induce sterilizing immunity, challenging the idea that intrahepatic development alone is sufficient for protection.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.20.713177

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