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A universal vaccine candidate against Plasmodium vivax malaria confers protective immunity against the three PvCSP alleles.

Authors :
Gimenez AM
Salman AM
Marques RF
López-Camacho C
Harrison K
Kim YC
Janse CJ
Soares IS
Reyes-Sandoval A
Source :
Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2021 Sep 09; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 17928. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 09.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Malaria is a highly prevalent parasitic disease in regions with tropical and subtropical climates worldwide. Among the species of Plasmodium causing human malaria, P. vivax is the second most prevalent and the most geographically widespread species. A major target of a pre-erythrocytic vaccine is the P. vivax circumsporozoite protein (PvCSP). In previous studies, we fused two recombinant proteins representing three allelic variants of PvCSP (VK210, VK247 and P. vivax-like) to the mumps virus nucleocapsid protein to enhance immune responses against PvCSP. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the protective efficacy of these recombinants in mice challenged with transgenic P. berghei parasites expressing PvCSP allelic variants. Formulations containing Poly (I:C) or Montanide ISA720 as adjuvants elicited high and long-lasting IgG antibody titers specific to each PvCSP allelic variant. Immunized mice were challenged with two existing chimeric P. berghei parasite lines expressing PvCSP-VK210 and PvCSP-VK247. We also developed a novel chimeric line expressing the third allelic variant, PvCSP-P. vivax-like, as a new murine immunization-challenge model. Our formulations conferred partial protection (significant delay in the time to reach 1% parasitemia) against challenge with the three chimeric parasites. Our results provide insights into the development of a vaccine targeting multiple strains of P. vivax.<br /> (© 2021. The Author(s).)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2045-2322
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Scientific reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34504134
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96986-1