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ArticleJCI insight2018

TLR-adjuvanted nanoparticle vaccines differentially influence the quality and longevity of responses to malaria antigen Pfs25.

Elizabeth A Thompson, Sebastian Ols, Kazutoyo Miura, Kelly Rausch, David L Narum, Mats Spångberg, Michal Juraska, Ulrike Wille-Reece, Amy Weiner, Randall F Howard and 5 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Elizabeth A ThompsonDepartment of Medicine Solna, Division of Immunology and Allergy, and.
Sebastian OlsDepartment of Medicine Solna, Division of Immunology and Allergy, and.
Kazutoyo MiuraLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research and.
Kelly RauschLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
David L NarumLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Mats SpångbergAstrid Fagraeus Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Michal JuraskaVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Ulrike Wille-ReecePATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, DC, USA.
Amy WeinerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Randall F HowardInfectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Carole A LongLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research and.
Patrick E DuffyLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Lloyd JohnstonSelecta Biosciences Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Conlin P O'NeilSelecta Biosciences Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Karin LoréDepartment of Medicine Solna, Division of Immunology and Allergy, and.

Funding

Vaccines to Interrupt Malaria Transmission: Clinical DevelopmentZIAAI001009 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI DUFFY, PATRICK · 2009 to 2025
$84.8M
Host Immune Responses to Antigens of Malaria ParasitesZIAAI001020 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI LONG, CAROLE · 2009 to 2025
$13.6M
Vaccine Optimization ProgramZIAAI001186 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI DUFFY, PATRICK · 2013 to 2020
$1.4M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) are considered an integral element of malaria eradication efforts. Despite promising evaluations of Plasmodium falciparum Pfs25-based TBVs in mice, clinical trials have failed to induce robust and long-lived Ab titers, in part due to the poorly immunogenic nature of Pfs25. Using nonhuman primates, we demonstrate that multiple aspects of Pfs25 immunity were enhanced by antigen encapsulation in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based [(PLGA)-based] synthetic vaccine particles (SVP[Pfs25]) and potent TLR-based adjuvants. SVP[Pfs25] increased Ab titers, Pfs25-specific plasmablasts, circulating memory B cells, and plasma cells in the bone marrow when benchmarked against the clinically tested multimeric form Pfs25-EPA given with GLA-LSQ. SVP[Pfs25] also induced the first reported Pfs25-specific circulating Th1 and Tfh cells to our knowledge. Multivariate correlative analysis indicated several mechanisms for the improved Ab responses. While Pfs25-specific B cells were responsible for increasing Ab titers, T cell responses stimulated increased Ab avidity. The innate immune activation differentially stimulated by the adjuvants revealed a strong correlation between type I IFN polarization, induced by R848 and CpG, and increased Ab half-life and longevity. Collectively, the data identify ways to improve vaccine-induced immunity to poorly immunogenic proteins, both by the choice of antigen and adjuvant formulation, and highlight underlying immunological mechanisms.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanFemaleHumansLongevityMacaca mulattaMalaria VaccinesMaleNanoparticlesPlasmodium falciparumToll-Like ReceptorsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, ProtozoanMalaria VaccinesToll-Like ReceptorsAdaptive immunityImmunologyInnate immunityMalariaVaccines

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PMID29769448
PMCPMC6012510

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