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ArticleMalaria journal2021

Development and evaluation of a new Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 blood stage malaria cell bank for use in malaria volunteer infection studies.

Stephen D Woolley, Melissa Fernandez, Maria Rebelo, Stacey A Llewellyn, Louise Marquart, Fiona H Amante, Helen E Jennings, Rebecca Webster, Katharine Trenholme, Stephan Chalon and 3 more

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Article in Malaria journal, 2021. 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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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephen D WoolleyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-8975
Melissa FernandezQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Maria RebeloQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Stacey A LlewellynQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Louise MarquartQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Fiona H AmanteQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Helen E JenningsQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Rebecca WebsterQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Katharine TrenholmeQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Stephan ChalonMedicines for Malaria Venture, 20 Route de Pre-Bois, PO Box 1826, 1215, Geneva 15, Switzerland.
Joerg J MoehrleMedicines for Malaria Venture, 20 Route de Pre-Bois, PO Box 1826, 1215, Geneva 15, Switzerland.
James S McCarthyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Bridget E BarberQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. bridget.barber@qimrberghofer.edu.au.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUMedicines for Malaria Venture · CHLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · GBThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNew anti-malarial therapeutics are required to counter the threat of increasing drug resistance. Malaria volunteer infection studies (VIS), particularly the induced blood stage malaria (IBSM) model, play a key role in accelerating anti-malarial drug development. Supply of the reference 3D7-V2 Plasmodium falciparum malaria cell bank (MCB) is limited. This study aimed to develop a new MCB, and compare the safety and infectivity of this MCB with the existing 3D7-V2 MCB, in a VIS. A second bank (3D7-V1) developed in 1995 was also evaluated.

methodsThe 3D7-V2 MCB was expanded in vitro using a bioreactor to produce a new MCB designated 3D7-MBE-008. This bank and 3D7-V1 were then evaluated using the IBSM model, where healthy participants were intravenously inoculated with blood-stage parasites. Participants were treated with artemether-lumefantrine when parasitaemia or clinical thresholds were reached. Safety, infectivity and parasite growth and clearance were evaluated.

resultsThe in vitro expansion of 3D7-V2 produced 200 vials of the 3D7-MBE-008 MCB, with a parasitaemia of 4.3%. This compares to 0.1% in the existing 3D7-V2 MCB, and < 0.01% in the 3D7-V1 MCB. All four participants (two per MCB) developed detectable P. falciparum infection after inoculation with approximately 2800 parasites. For the 3D7-MBE-008 MCB, the parasite multiplication rate of 48 h (PMR

conclusionThe safety, growth and clearance profiles of the expanded 3D7-MBE-008 MCB closely resemble that of its parent, indicating its suitability for future studies.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials registry numbers: P3487 (3D7-V1): ACTRN12619001085167. P3491 (3D7-MBE-008): ACTRN12619001079134.

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AntimalarialsBiological Specimen BanksClinical Trials as TopicHealthy VolunteersMalaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumHumansAntimalarialsCHMIInduced blood-stage malariaMalariaPlasmodium falciparumVIS

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PMCPMC7885253
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