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ArticleAfrican health sciences2017

A VAR2CSA:CSP conjugate capable of inducing dual specificity antibody responses.

Matondo Sungwa, Thrane Susan, Janitzek Christoph Mikkel, Kavishe Reginald Adolph, Mwakalinga Steven Boniface, Theander Thor Grundtvig, Salanti Ali, Nielsen Morten Agertoug, Sander Adam Frederik

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Article in African health sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Matondo SungwaKilimanjaro Christian Medical University-College, and Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.
Thrane SusanCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
Janitzek Christoph MikkelCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
Kavishe Reginald AdolphKilimanjaro Christian Medical University-College, and Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.
Mwakalinga Steven BonifaceKilimanjaro Christian Medical University-College, and Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.
Theander Thor GrundtvigCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
Salanti AliCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
Nielsen Morten AgertougCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
Sander Adam FrederikCentre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · TZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccine antigens targeting specific

methodsThe DBL1x-DBL2x-ID2a region of VAR2CSA was genetically fused with SpyTag at N-terminus. The full-length CSP antigen was genetically fused to C-terminal SpyCatcher peptide. The covalent interaction between SpyTag/SpyCatcher enables the formation of DBL1x-DBL2x-ID2a:CSP conjugate vaccine. Immunogenicity and quality of antibody responses induced by the conjugate vaccine, as well as a control CSP-SpyCatcher vaccine, was tested in BALB/c mice.

resultsSerum samples obtained from mice immunized with the conjugate vaccine were able to recognize both untagged DBL1x-DBL2x-ID2a as well as CSP antigen. Moreover, the geometric mean anti-CSP antibody titer was 1.9-fold higher in serum (at day 35 and 55 post-first immunization) from mice immunized with the conjugate vaccine, as compared to mice receiving the control vaccine.

conclusionThe data obtained in this study serves as proof-of-concept for the simultaneous induction of antibodies directed against individual antigen components in a dual stage anti-malaria vaccine.

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AnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntibody FormationAntigens, ProtozoanEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryMalaria VaccinesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeptidesPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsVaccines, ConjugateAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, Protozoancircumsporozoite protein, ProtozoanMalaria VaccinesPeptidesProtozoan ProteinsSpyCatcher peptideVaccines, ConjugateVAR2CSA protein, Plasmodium falciparumbacterial superglueCircumsporozoite proteinCSP-SpyCatcherDBL1x-DBL2x-ID2a:CSP conjugateMalaria vaccineSpyTag-DBL1x-DBL2x-ID2aVAR2CSA

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PMID29062332
PMCPMC5637022
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