Saccharomyces cerevisiae recombinant Pfs25 adsorbed to alum elicits antibodies that block transmission of Plasmodium falciparum.
AUTOR(ES)
Kaslow, D C
RESUMO
Antibodies to Pfs25, a cysteine-rich 25-kDa protein present on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum zygotes, can completely block the transmission of malaria parasites when mixed with infectious blood and fed to mosquitoes through a membrane feeding apparatus. Recently, a polypeptide analog, Pfs25-B, secreted from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae was found to react with conformation-dependent, transmission-blocking monoclonal antibodies and to elicit transmission-blocking antibodies in experimental animals when emulsified in either Freund's or muramyl tripeptide adjuvant. In this study, Pfs25-B adsorbed to alum induced transmission-blocking antibodies in both rodents and primates. Bacterially produced Pfs25, however, did not elicit complete transmission-blocking antibodies in rodents. Furthermore, unlike monoclonal antibodies to Pfs25, which block transmission only after ookinete development, antisera to Pfs25-B adsorbed to alum appeared to block the in vivo development of zygotes to ookinetes as well.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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