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Trial reportScientific reports2016

Antibody titres and boosting after natural malaria infection in BK-SE36 vaccine responders during a follow-up study in Uganda.

Masanori Yagi, Nirianne M Q Palacpac, Kazuya Ito, Yuko Oishi, Sawako Itagaki, Betty Balikagala, Edward H Ntege, Adoke Yeka, Bernard N Kanoi, Osbert Katuro and 5 more

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Masanori YagiDepartment of Molecular Protozoology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Nirianne M Q PalacpacDepartment of Molecular Protozoology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Kazuya ItoDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yuko OishiDepartment of Molecular Protozoology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Sawako ItagakiDepartment of Molecular Protozoology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Betty BalikagalaMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Edward H NtegeMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Adoke YekaMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Bernard N KanoiMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Osbert KaturoMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Hiroki ShiraiThe Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University, 2-9-41 Yahata-cho, Kanonji, Kagawa 768-0061 Japan.
Wakaba FukushimaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yoshio HirotaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Thomas G EgwangMed Biotech Laboratories, Plot 4-6 Bell Close, Port Bell Road Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.
Toshihiro HoriiDepartment of Molecular Protozoology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Osaka University · JPOsaka City University · JPMakerere University · UG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The malaria vaccine BK-SE36 is a recombinant protein (SE36) based on the Honduras 1 serine repeat antigen-5 of Plasmodium falciparum, adsorbed to aluminium hydroxide gel. The phase Ib trial in Uganda demonstrated the safety and immunogenicity of BK-SE36. Ancillary analysis in the follow-up study of 6-20 year-old volunteers suggest significant differences in time to first episodes of clinical malaria in vaccinees compared to placebo/control group. Here, we aimed to get further insights into the association of anti-SE36 antibody titres and natural P. falciparum infection. Children who received BK-SE36 and whose antibody titres against SE36 increased by ≥1.92-fold after vaccination were categorised as responders. Most responders did not have or only had a single episode of natural P. falciparum infection. Notably, responders who did not experience infection had relatively high anti-SE36 antibody titres post-second vaccination compared to those who were infected. The anti-SE36 antibody titres of the responders who experienced malaria were boosted after infection and they had lower risk of reinfection. These findings show that anti-SE36 antibody titres induced by BK-SE36 vaccination offered protection against malaria. The vaccine is now being evaluated in a phase Ib trial in children less than 5 years old.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ProtozoanImmunization, SecondaryMalaria, FalciparumAdolescentAdultAntigens, ProtozoanChildFemaleHumansMalaria VaccinesMaleUgandaAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanMalaria Vaccines

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PMID27703240
PMCPMC5050508
OpenAlexW2555609189

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