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ArticleMalaria journal2011

Immunogenicity of a virosomally-formulated Plasmodium falciparum GLURP-MSP3 chimeric protein-based malaria vaccine candidate in comparison to adjuvanted formulations.

Marco Tamborrini, Sabine A Stoffel, Nicole Westerfeld, Mario Amacker, Michael Theisen, Rinaldo Zurbriggen, Gerd Pluschke

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Article in Malaria journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco TamborriniSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstr. 57, CH 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
Sabine A Stoffel
Nicole Westerfeld
Mario Amacker
Michael Theisen
Rinaldo Zurbriggen
Gerd Pluschke
Institute for Work and Health · CHLonza (Switzerland) · CHStatens Serum Institut · DKSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn clinical trials, immunopotentiating reconstituted influenza virosomes (IRIVs) have shown great potential as a versatile antigen delivery platform for synthetic peptides derived from Plasmodium falciparum antigens. This study describes the immunogenicity of a virosomally-formulated recombinant fusion protein comprising domains of the two malaria vaccine candidate antigens MSP3 and GLURP.

methodsThe highly purified recombinant protein GMZ2 was coupled to phosphatidylethanolamine and the conjugates incorporated into the membrane of IRIVs. The immunogenicity of this adjuvant-free virosomal formulation was compared to GMZ2 formulated with the adjuvants Montanide ISA 720 and Alum in three mouse strains with different genetic backgrounds.

resultsIntramuscular injections of all three candidate vaccine formulations induced GMZ2-specific antibody responses in all mice tested. In general, the humoral immune response in outbred NMRI mice was stronger than that in inbred BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. ELISA with the recombinant antigens demonstrated immunodominance of the GLURP component over the MSP3 component. However, compared to the Al(OH)(3)-adjuvanted formulation the two other formulations elicited in NMRI mice a larger proportion of anti-MSP3 antibodies. Analyses of the induced GMZ2-specific IgG subclass profiles showed for all three formulations a predominance of the IgG1 isotype. Immune sera against all three formulations exhibited cross-reactivity with in vitro cultivated blood-stage parasites. Immunofluorescence and immunoblot competition experiments showed that both components of the hybrid protein induced IgG cross-reactive with the corresponding native proteins.

conclusionA virosomal formulation of the chimeric protein GMZ2 induced P. falciparum blood stage parasite cross-reactive IgG responses specific for both MSP3 and GLURP. GMZ2 thus represents a candidate component suitable for inclusion into a multi-valent virosomal malaria vaccine and influenza virosomes represent a versatile antigen delivery system suitable for adjuvant-free immunization with recombinant proteins.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanCross ReactionsImmunoglobulin GInjections, IntramuscularMalaria VaccinesMannitolMiceOleic AcidsPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, VirosomeAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, Protozoanglutamate-rich protein, PlasmodiumImmunoglobulin GMalaria Vaccinesmannide monooleateMannitolmerozoite surface protein 3, PlasmodiumOleic AcidsProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, Virosome

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PMID22166048
PMCPMC3265551
OpenAlexW2168091586

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