Andrew Richard Williams

Andrew Richard Williams

Associate Professor


  1. 2018
  2. Published

    Antiparasitic activity of chicory (Cichorium intybus) and its natural bioactive compounds in livestock: a review

    Peña-Espinoza, M., Valente, Angela Hørdum, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Simonsen, H. T., Boas, U., Enemark, H. L., López-Muñoz, R. & Williams, Andrew Richard, 22 Aug 2018, In: Parasites & Vectors. 11, 14 p., 475.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Modulation of human macrophage activity by Ascaris antigens is dependent on macrophage polarization state

    Almeida, Sara dos Santos, Nejsum, P. & Williams, Andrew Richard, 1 Apr 2018, In: Immunobiology. 223, 4-5, p. 405-412

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Balancing knowledge and basic principles in veterinary parasitology - Competencies for future Danish veterinary graduates

    Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Johansen, M. V., Nejsum, P., Williams, Andrew Richard & Mejer, Helena, 15 Mar 2018, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 252, p. 117-119 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Ascaris suum infection down-regulates inflammatory pathways in the pig intestine in vivo and in human dendritic cells in vitro

    Midttun, H. L. E., Acevedo, N., Skallerup, P., Almeida, Sara dos Santos, Skovgaard, K., Andresen, Lars, Skov, Søren, Caraballo, L., van Die, I., Jørgensen, Claus Bøttcher, Fredholm, Merete, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Nejsum, P. & Williams, Andrew Richard, 2018, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 217, 2, p. 310-319

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Cocoa procyanidins modulate transcriptional pathways linked to inflammation and metabolism in human dendritic cells

    Midttun, H. L. E., Ramsay, A., Mueller-Harvey, I. & Williams, Andrew Richard, 2018, In: Food & Function. 9, p. 2883-2890

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Mind the gaps in research on the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of farmed ruminants and pigs

    Charlier, J., Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Bartley, D. J., Skuce, P. J., Kenyon, F., Geurden, T., Hoste, H., Williams, Andrew Richard, Sotiraki, S., Höglund, J., Chartier, C., Geldhof, P., van Dijk, J., Rinaldi, L., Morgan, E. R., von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G., Vercruysse, J. & Claerebout, E., 2018, In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 65, S1, p. 217-234

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Modulation of human dendritic cell activity by Giardia and helminth antigens

    Summan, A., Nejsum, P. & Williams, Andrew Richard, 2018, In: Parasite Immunology. 40, 5, e12525.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Mucosal Barrier and Th2 Immune Responses Are Enhanced by Dietary Inulin in Pigs Infected With Trichuris suis

    Myhill, L. J., Stolzenbach, S., Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Skovgaard, K., Stensvold, C. R., Andersen, L. O., Nejsum, P., Mejer, Helena, Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Williams, Andrew Richard, 2018, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 9, 15 p., 2557.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 2017
  11. Published

    MODULATION OF HUMAN DENDRITIC CELL ACTIVITY BY THE HELMINTH PARASITE ASCARIS SUUM

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Midttun, H. L., Almeida, Sara dos Santos & Nejsum, P., Nov 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 5 Suppl., p. 584-585

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Immune responses and parasitological observations induced during probiotic treatment with medicinal Trichuris suis ova in a healthy volunteer

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Dige, A., Rasmussen, T. K., Hvas, C. L., Dahlerup, J. F., Iversen, L., Stensvold, C. R., Agnholt, J. & Nejsum, P., 1 Aug 2017, In: Immunology Letters. 188, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    An in vitro larval migration assay for assessing anthelmintic activity of different drug classes against Ascaris suum

    Zhao, J., Williams, Andrew Richard, Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Cai, J., Song, S., Chen, G., Kang, M., Zhang, Z., Liu, S. & Han, Q., 30 Apr 2017, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 238, p. 43-48 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The whipworm (Trichuris suis) secretes prostaglandin E2 to suppress proinflammatory properties in human dendritic cells

    Laan, L. C., Williams, Andrew Richard, Stavenhagen, K., Giera, M., Kooij, G., Vlasakov, I., Kalay, H., Kringel, H., Nejsum, P., Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Wuhrer, M., Dijkstra, C. D., Cummings, R. D. & van Die, I., Feb 2017, In: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 31, 2, p. 719-731 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Mucosal and systemic immune modulation by Trichuris trichiura in a self-infected individual

    Dige, A., Rasmussen, T. K., Nejsum, P., Hagemann-Madsen, R., Williams, Andrew Richard, Agnholt, J., Dahlerup, J. F. & Hvas, C. L., Jan 2017, In: Parasite Immunology. 39, 1, 8 p., e12394.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    A polyphenol-enriched diet and Ascaris suum infection modulate mucosal immune responses and gut microbiota composition in pigs

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Krych, Lukasz, Fauzan Ahmad, H., Nejsum, P., Skovgaard, K., Nielsen, Dennis Sandris & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 10, 21 p., e0186546.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Anthelmintic effects of forage chicory (Cichorium intybus) against free-living and parasitic stages of Cooperia oncophora

    Peña-Espinoza, M., Williams, Andrew Richard, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Simonsen, H. T. & Enemark, H. L., 2017, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 243, p. 204-207 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Co-operative suppression of inflammatory responses in human dendritic cells by plant proanthocyanidins and products from the parasitic nematode Trichuris suis

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Klaver, E. J., Laan, L. C., Ramsay, A., Fryganas, C., Difborg, R., Kringel, H., Reed, J. D., Mueller-Harvey, I., Skov, Søren, van Die, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2017, In: Immunology. 150, 3, p. 312-328 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Dietary cinnamaldehyde enhances acquisition of specific antibodies following helminth infection in pigs

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Krych, Lukasz, Bin Ahmad, H. F., Nielsen, Dennis Sandris, Skovgaard, K. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2017, In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 189, p. 43-52 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Investigations of FIBCD1: Immunohistochemical localization and immunomodulatory role upon helminth antigen stimulation in colon epithelium

    von Huth, S., Skallerup, S., Buragaite, B., Schlosser, A., Moeller, J. B., Hammond, M., Nielsen, O., Marcussen, N., Svensson-Frej, M., Williams, Andrew Richard, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Sorensen, G. L. & Holmskov, U., 2017, In: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 86, 4, p. 255-255 A-31195.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Pathway of oxfendazole from the host into the worm: Trichuris suis in pigs

    Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Williams, Andrew Richard, Denwood, Matt, Nejsum, P., Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Friis, C., 2017, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 7, 3, p. 416-424 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Role of Activins in Hepcidin Regulation during Malaria

    Spottiswoode, N., Armitage, A. E., Williams, Andrew Richard, Fyfe, A. J., Biswas, S., Hodgson, S. H., Llewellyn, D., Choudhary, P., Draper, S. J., Duffy, P. & Drakesmith, H., 2017, In: Infection and Immunity. 85, 12, 17 p., e00191-17.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. 2016
  24. Published

    Structure-activity relationship of condensed tannins and synergism with trans-cinnamaldehyde against Caenorhabditis elegans

    Ropiak, H. M., Desrues, O., Williams, Andrew Richard, Ramsay, A., Mueller-Harvey, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 23 Nov 2016, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 64, 46, p. 8795-8805 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Proanthocyanidins inhibit Ascaris suum glutathione-S-transferase activity and increase susceptibility of larvae to levamisole in vitro

    Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Fryganas, C., Acevedo, N., Caraballo, L., Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Mueller-Harvey, I. & Williams, Andrew Richard, Aug 2016, In: Parasitology International. 65, 4, p. 336-339 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Anthelmintic properties of traditional African and Caribbean medicinal plants: identification of extracts with potent activity against Ascaris suum in vitro

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Soelberg, Jens & Jäger, A., 14 Jun 2016, In: Parasite. 23, 24.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Anthelmintic activity of chicory (Cichorium intybus): in vitro effects on swine nematodes and relationship to sesquiterpene lactone composition

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Peña-Espinoza, M. A., Boas, U., Simonsen, H. T., Enemark, H. L. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, May 2016, In: Parasitology. 143, 6, p. 770-777 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Targets and Mechanisms Associated with Protection from Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Kenyan Children

    Murungi, L. M., Sondén, K., Llewellyn, D., Rono, J., Guleid, F., Williams, Andrew Richard, Ogada, E., Thairu, A., Färnert, A., Marsh, K., Draper, S. J. & Osier, F. H. A., Apr 2016, In: Infection and Immunity. 84, 4, p. 950-963 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Galloylated proanthocyanidins from shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) meal have potent anthelmintic activity against Ascaris suum

    Ramsay, A., Williams, Andrew Richard, Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Mueller-Harvey, I., Feb 2016, In: Phytochemistry. 122, p. 146-153 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Polymerization-dependent activation of porcine γδ T-cells by proanthocyanidins

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Fryganas, C., Reichwald, K., Skov, Søren, Mueller-Harvey, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2016, In: Research in Veterinary Science. 105, p. 209-215 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. 2015
  32. Published

    Synergistic inhibition of Haemonchus contortus exsheathment by flavonoid monomers and condensed tannins

    Klongsiriwet, C., Quijada, J., Williams, Andrew Richard, Mueller-Harvey, I., Williamson, E. M. & Hoste, H., Dec 2015, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 5, 3, p. 127-134 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Anthelmintic activity of trans-cinnamaldehyde and A- and B-type proanthocyanidins derived from cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Ramsay, A., Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Ropiak, H. M., Mejer, Helena, Nejsum, P., Mueller-Harvey, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 30 Sep 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 12 p., 14791.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Secretion of RNA-containing extracellular vesicles by the porcine whipworm, Trichuris suis

    Hansen, E. P., Kringel, H., Williams, Andrew Richard & Nejsum, P., Jun 2015, In: Journal of Parasitology. 101, 3, p. 336-340 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Comparative assessment of transmission-blocking vaccine candidates against Plasmodium falciparum

    Kapulu, M. C., Da, D. F., Miura, K., Li, Y., Blagborough, A. M., Churcher, T. S., Nikolaeva, D., Williams, A. R., Goodman, A. L., Sangare, I., Turner, A. V., Cottingham, M. G., Nicosia, A., Straschil, U., Tsuboi, T., Gilbert, S. C., Long, C. A., Sinden, R. E., Draper, S. J., Hill, A. V. S. & 2 others, Cohuet, A. & Biswas, S., 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 15 p., 11193.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Efficacy of condensed tannins against larval Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) in vitro and in the intermediate host Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera) in vivo

    Dhakal, S., Meyling, Nicolai Vitt, Williams, Andrew Richard, Mueller-Harvey, I., Fryganas, C., Kapel, Christian & Fredensborg, Brian Lund, 2015, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 207, 1-2, p. 49-55 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Potent anthelmintic activity of galloylated proanthocyanidins from shea meal (Vitellaria paradoxa)

    Ramsay, A., Williams, Andrew Richard, Quijada, J., Hoste, H., Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Mueller-Harvey, I., 2015, In: Planta Medica. 81, 16, 1 p., PW_57.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Sesquiterpene lactone containing extracts from two cultivars of forage chicory (Cichorium intybus) show distinctive chemical profiles and in vitro activity against Ostertagia ostertagi

    Peña-Espinoza, M., Boas, U., Williams, Andrew Richard, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Simonsen, H. T. & Enemark, H., 2015, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 5, 3, p. 191-200 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Standardization of the antibody-dependent respiratory burst assay with human neutrophils and Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Llewellyn, D., Miura, K., Fay, M. P., Williams, Andrew Richard, Murungi, L. M., Shi, J., Hodgson, S. H., Douglas, A. D., Osier, F. H., Fairhurst, R. M., Diakite, M., Pleass, R. J., Long, C. A. & Draper, S. J., 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 14 p., 14081.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. 2014
  41. Assessment of antibody-dependent respiratory burst activity from mouse neutrophils on Plasmodium yoelii malaria challenge outcome

    Llewellyn, D., de Cassan, S. C., Williams, Andrew Richard, Douglas, A. D., Forbes, E. K., Adame-Gallegos, J. R., Shi, J., Pleass, R. J. & Draper, S. J., Feb 2014, In: Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 95, 2, p. 369-382

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Neutralization of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites by Antibodies against PfRH5

    Douglas, A. D., Williams, Andrew Richard, Knuepfer, E., Illingworth, J. J., Furze, J. M., Crosnier, C., Choudhary, P., Bustamante, L. Y., Zakutansky, S. E., Awuah, D. K., Alanine, D. G. W., Theron, M., Worth, A., Shimkets, R., Rayner, J. C., Holder, A. A., Wright, G. J. & Draper, S. J., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Immunology. 192, 1, p. 245-258

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Assessment of the anthelmintic activity of medicinal plant extracts and purified condensed tannins against free-living and parasitic stages of Oesophagostomum dentatum

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Ropiak, H. M., Fryganas, C., Desrues, O., Mueller-Harvey, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2014, In: Parasites & Vectors. 7, 12 p., 518.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Direct anthelmintic effects of condensed tannins from diverse plant sources against Ascaris suum

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Fryganas, C., Ramsay, A., Mueller-Harvey, I. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 5, 16 p., e97053.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. 2013
  46. Immunisation against a serine protease inhibitor reduces intensity of Plasmodium berghei infection in mosquitoes

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Zakutansky, S. E., Miura, K., Dicks, M. J. D., Churcher, T. S., Jewell, K. E., Vaughan, A. M., Turner, A. V., Kapulu, M. C., Michel, K., Long, C. A., Sinden, R. E., Hill, A. V. S., Draper, S. J. & Biswas, S., 18 Jul 2013, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 43, 11, p. 869-874

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. The utility of Plasmodium berghei as a rodent model for anti-merozoite malaria vaccine assessment

    Goodman, A. L., Forbes, E. K., Williams, Andrew Richard, Douglas, A. D., de Cassan, S. C., Bauza, K., Biswas, S., Dicks, M. D. J., Llewellyn, D., Moore, A. C., Janse, C. J., Franke-Fayard, B. M., Gilbert, S. C., Hill, A. V. S., Pleass, R. J. & Draper, S. J., 23 Apr 2013, In: Scientific Reports. 3, p. 1706

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Optimising Controlled Human Malaria Infection Studies Using Cryopreserved P. falciparum Parasites Administered by Needle and Syringe

    Sheehy, S. H., Spencer, A. J., Douglas, A. D., Sim, B. K. L., Longley, R. J., Edwards, N. J., Poulton, I. D., Kimani, D., Williams, Andrew Richard, Anagnostou, N. A., Roberts, R., Kerridge, S., Voysey, M., James, E. R., Billingsley, P. F., Gunasekera, A., Lawrie, A. M., Hoffman, S. L. & Hill, A. V. S., 2013, In: PLOS ONE. 8, 6, p. e65960

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. 2012
  50. Enhancing blockade of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion: assessing combinations of antibodies against PfRH5 and other merozoite antigens

    Williams, Andrew Richard, Douglas, A. D., Miura, K., Illingworth, J. J., Choudhary, P., Murungi, L. M., Furze, J. M., Diouf, A., Miotto, O., Crosnier, C., Wright, G. J., Kwiatkowski, D. P., Fairhurst, R. M., Long, C. A. & Draper, S. J., 2012, In: P L o S Pathogens. 8, 11, p. e1002991

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. Interactions between gastrointestinal nematode parasites and diarrhoea in sheep: pathogenesis and control

    Williams, Andrew Richard & Palmer, D. G., 2012, In: Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 192, 3, p. 279-85 7 p.

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  52. Measuring the blockade of malaria transmission--an analysis of the Standard Membrane Feeding Assay

    Churcher, T. S., Blagborough, A. M., Delves, M., Ramakrishnan, C., Kapulu, M. C., Williams, Andrew Richard, Biswas, S., Da, D. F., Cohuet, A. & Sinden, R. E., 2012, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 42, 11, p. 1037-44 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. Short Communication: Some Observations on the Role of Bradykinin in Immunity to Teladorsagia circumcincta in Sheep

    Williams, Andrew Richard, 2012, In: Journal of Parasitology Research. 2012, p. 569287

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  54. 2011
  55. Animal grazing selectivity and plant chemistry issues impact on the potential of Rhagodia preissii as an anthelmintic shrub

    Kotze, A. C., Zadow, E. N., Vercoe, P. E., Phillips, N., Toovey, A., Williams, Andrew Richard, Ruffell, A. P., Dinsdale, A. & Revell, D. K., 2011, In: Parasitology. 138, 5, p. 628-37 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  56. Immune-mediated pathology of nematode infection in sheep--is immunity beneficial to the animal?

    Williams, Andrew Richard, 2011, In: Parasitology. 138, 5, p. 547-56 10 p.

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  57. Phase Ia clinical evaluation of the Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigen MSP1 in ChAd63 and MVA vaccine vectors

    Sheehy, S. H., Duncan, C. J. A., Elias, S. C., Collins, K. A., Ewer, K. J., Spencer, A. J., Williams, A. R., Halstead, F. D., Moretz, S. E., Miura, K., Epp, C., Dicks, M. D. J., Poulton, I. D., Lawrie, A. M., Berrie, E., Moyle, S., Long, C. A., Colloca, S., Cortese, R., Gilbert, S. C. & 3 others, Nicosia, A., Hill, A. V. S. & Draper, S. J., 2011, In: Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 19, 12, p. 2269-76 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. The blood-stage malaria antigen PfRH5 is susceptible to vaccine-inducible cross-strain neutralizing antibody

    Douglas, A. D., Williams, Andrew Richard, Illingworth, J. J., Kamuyu, G., Biswas, S., Goodman, A. L., Wyllie, D. H., Crosnier, C., Miura, K., Wright, G. J., Long, C. A., Osier, F. H., Marsh, K., Turner, A. V., Hill, A. V. S. & Draper, S. J., 2011, In: Nature Communications. 2, p. 601

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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