Article ; Online: Screening of viral-vectored P. falciparum pre-erythrocytic candidate vaccine antigens using chimeric rodent parasites.
2021 Volume 16, Issue 7, Page(s) e0254498
Abstract: To screen for additional vaccine candidate antigens of Plasmodium pre-erythrocytic stages, fourteen P. falciparum proteins were selected based on expression in sporozoites or their role in establishment of hepatocyte infection. For preclinical evaluation ...
Abstract | To screen for additional vaccine candidate antigens of Plasmodium pre-erythrocytic stages, fourteen P. falciparum proteins were selected based on expression in sporozoites or their role in establishment of hepatocyte infection. For preclinical evaluation of immunogenicity of these proteins in mice, chimeric P. berghei sporozoites were created that express the P. falciparum proteins in sporozoites as an additional copy gene under control of the uis4 gene promoter. All fourteen chimeric parasites produced sporozoites but sporozoites of eight lines failed to establish a liver infection, indicating a negative impact of these P. falciparum proteins on sporozoite infectivity. Immunogenicity of the other six proteins (SPELD, ETRAMP10.3, SIAP2, SPATR, HT, RPL3) was analyzed by immunization of inbred BALB/c and outbred CD-1 mice with viral-vectored (ChAd63 or ChAdOx1, MVA) vaccines, followed by challenge with chimeric sporozoites. Protective immunogenicity was determined by analyzing parasite liver load and prepatent period of blood stage infection after challenge. Of the six proteins only SPELD immunized mice showed partial protection. We discuss both the low protective immunogenicity of these proteins in the chimeric rodent malaria challenge model and the negative effect on P. berghei sporozoite infectivity of several P. falciparum proteins expressed in the chimeric sporozoites. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Antibodies, Protozoan/immunology ; Antibodies, Protozoan/metabolism ; Antigens, Protozoan/immunology ; Antigens, Protozoan/metabolism ; Erythrocytes/metabolism ; Female ; Malaria Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Malaria, Falciparum/genetics ; Malaria, Falciparum/immunology ; Malaria, Falciparum/parasitology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Plasmodium falciparum/metabolism ; Plasmodium falciparum/pathogenicity ; Protozoan Proteins/metabolism ; Ribosomal Protein L3 ; Sporozoites/pathogenicity |
Chemical Substances | Antibodies, Protozoan ; Antigens, Protozoan ; Malaria Vaccines ; Protozoan Proteins ; Ribosomal Protein L3 ; Rpl3 protein, mouse |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-07-12 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2267670-3 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203 |
ISSN (online) | 1932-6203 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0254498 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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