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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2015

Evaluation of Pregnancy Malaria Vaccine Candidates: The Binding Inhibition Assay.

Tracy Saveria, Patrick E Duffy, Michal Fried

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tracy SaveriaCenter for Infectious Disease Research, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.
Patrick E DuffyLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, NIAID, NIH, 12735 Twinbrook Parkway, Room 3W15, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
Michal FriedLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, NIAID, NIH, 12735 Twinbrook Parkway, Room 3W15, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA. michal.fried@nih.gov.

Funding

Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AI999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The parasite-binding inhibition assay is designed to evaluate the acquisition of naturally acquired functional antibodies that block Plasmodium falciparum binding to endothelial or placental receptors. The assay is also used to assess functional activity by antibodies induced by immunization, for example antibodies raised against pregnancy malaria vaccine candidates like VAR2CSA. Here we describe a plate-based assay to measure the levels of adhesion-blocking antibodies. This assay format can be adapted to any lab that is minimally equipped for short-term parasite culture.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanErythrocytesFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumMalaria VaccinesPlacentaPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanMalaria VaccinesVAR2CSA protein, Plasmodium falciparumBinding inhibition assayCSAIgG purificationPlate-based assay

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PMID26450393
PMCPMC5634520

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