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Ahmed Raza

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Blood group O protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria through the mechanism of reduced rosetting

…, KE Lyke, A Koné, DA Diallo, A Raza… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria has been a major selective force on the human population, and several erythrocyte
polymorphisms have evolved that confer resistance to severe malaria. Plasmodium …

A subset of group A-like var genes encodes the malaria parasite ligands for binding to human brain endothelial cells

…, L Turner, M Arman, A Raza… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Cerebral malaria is the most deadly manifestation of infection with Plasmodium falciparum.
The pathology of cerebral malaria is characterized by the accumulation of infected …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and occupational considerations of anesthesia: a narrative review and update

S Varughese, R Ahmed - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2021 - journals.lww.com
With an estimated worldwide volume of 266 million surgeries in 2015, the call for general
inhalation anesthesia is considerable. However, widely used volatile anesthetics such as N 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Differential var gene transcription in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients with cerebral malaria compared to hyperparasitaemia

HM Kyriacou, GN Stone, RJ Challis, A Raza… - Molecular and …, 2006 - Elsevier
The Plasmodium falciparum variant erythrocyte surface antigens known as PfEMP1, encoded
by the var gene family, are thought to play a crucial role in malaria pathogenesis because …

[HTML][HTML] The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition

…, C Sauer, R Dhar, C Vargas, A Lartey, A Raza… - Global food security, 2021 - Elsevier
African consumers have purchased increasing amounts of processed food over the past 50
years. The opportunity cost of time of women and men has increased as more of them work …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical review of inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane: from early research to emerging topics

JD Brioni, S Varughese, R Ahmed, B Bein - Journal of anesthesia, 2017 - Springer
A large number of studies during the past two decades have demonstrated the efficacy and
safety of sevoflurane across patient populations. Clinical researchers have also investigated …

[HTML][HTML] High levels of Plasmodium falciparum rosetting in all clinical forms of severe malaria in African children

OK Doumbo, MA Thera, AK Koné, A Raza… - The American journal …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plasmodium falciparum rosetting (the spontaneous binding of infected erythrocytes to
uninfected erythrocytes) is a well-recognized parasite virulence factor. However, it is currently …

Nonimmune IgM, but not IgG binds to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and correlates with rosetting and severe malaria.

JA Rowe, J Shafi, OK Kai, A Raza, K Marsh - 2002 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Recent work suggests that IgG and IgM from nonimmune human serum (natural antibodies)
bind to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and contribute to rosette …

Mapping of the region of complement receptor (CR) 1 required for Plasmodium falciparum rosetting and demonstration of the importance of CR1 in rosetting in field …

JA Rowe, SJ Rogerson, A Raza, JM Moulds… - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum induces a number of novel adhesion properties
in the erythrocytes that it infects. One of these properties, the ability of infected erythrocytes …

Conceptual framework of food systems for children and adolescents

A Raza, EL Fox, SS Morris, R Kupka, A Timmer… - Global Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transforming food systems is essential to ensuring nutritious, safe, affordable, and sustainable
diets for all, including children and adolescents. This paper proposes a new conceptual …