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Evaluation of two Plasmodium vivax sexual stage antigens as transmission-blocking vaccine candidates.

Authors :
Zhang Y
Liu F
Zhao Y
Yang F
Bai J
Jia X
Roobsoong W
Sattabongkot J
Cui L
Cao Y
Luo E
Wang M
Source :
Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2021 Aug 16; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 407. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 16.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Background: Plasmodium vivax transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) are receiving increasing attention. Based on excellent transmission-blocking activities of the PbPH (PBANKA_0417200) and PbSOP26 (PBANKA_1457700) antigens in Plasmodium berghei, their orthologs in P. vivax, PVX_098655 (PvPH) and PVX_101120 (PvSOP26), were selected for the evaluation of their potential as TBVs.<br />Methods: Fragments of PvPH (amino acids 22-304) and PvSOP26 (amino acids 30-272) were expressed in the yeast expression system. The recombinant proteins were used to immunize mice to obtain antisera. The transmission-reducing activities of these antisera were evaluated using the direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA) using Anopheles dirus mosquitoes and P. vivax clinical isolates.<br />Results: The recombinant proteins PvPH and PvSOP26 induced robust antibody responses in mice. The DMFA showed that the anti-PvSOP26 sera significantly reduced oocyst densities by 92.0 and 84.1% in two parasite isolates, respectively, whereas the anti-PvPH sera did not show evident transmission-reducing activity. The variation in the DMFA results was unlikely due to the genetic polymorphisms of the two genes since their respective sequences were identical in the clinical P. vivax isolates.<br />Conclusion: PvSOP26 could be a promising TBV candidate for P. vivax, which warrants further evaluation.<br /> (© 2021. The Author(s).)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1756-3305
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Parasites & vectors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34399829
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04909-w