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ArticleMalaria journal2023

The malaria blood stage antigen PfCyRPA formulated with the TLR-4 agonist adjuvant GLA-SE elicits parasite growth inhibitory antibodies in experimental animals.

Marco Tamborrini, Anja Schäfer, Julia Hauser, Linghui Zou, Daniel H Paris, Gerd Pluschke

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Article in Malaria journal, 2023. 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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Marco TamborriniSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Anja SchäferSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Julia HauserSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Linghui ZouSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Daniel H ParisSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Gerd PluschkeSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland. Gerd.Pluschke@swisstph.ch.

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Abstract

backgroundPlasmodium falciparum cysteine-rich protective antigen (PfCyRPA) is an invasion complex protein essential for erythrocyte invasion. In contrast to several previously clinically tested merozoite vaccine candidate antigens, PfCyRPA is not polymorphic, making it a promising candidate antigen for blood stage vaccine development.

methodsMice and rabbits were immunized with vaccine formulations of recombinantly expressed PfCyRPA adjuvanted either with the glucopyranosyl lipid A (GLA) containing adjuvants GLA-LSQ, GLA-SE, GLA-Alum or with Nanoalum. ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence assays (IFA) were used to analyse elicited IgG titers and the P. falciparum growth inhibitory activity was determined with a standardized in vitro [

resultsIn the mouse experiments, the GLA adjuvanted formulations were superior to the Nanoalum formulation with respect to antibody titer development, IFA sero-conversion rates and in vitro parasite growth-inhibitory activity. In rabbits, the highest titers of parasite growth inhibitory antibodies were obtained with the GLA-SE formulation. Comparable mean ELISA IgG endpoint titers were reached in rabbits after three immunizations with GLA-SE adjuvanted PfCyRPA doses of 5, 25 and 100 µg, but with 100 µg of antigen, only two immunizations were required to reach this titer.

conclusionPfCyRPA formulated with the human-compatible adjuvant GLA-SE represents an attractive vaccine candidate for early clinical testing in a controlled P. falciparum blood stage challenge trial.

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Malaria, FalciparumMalaria VaccinesParasitesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, PharmaceuticAnimalsAnimals, LaboratoryAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanHumansImmunoglobulin GLipid AMicePlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, PharmaceuticAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin GLipid AMalaria VaccinesProtozoan ProteinsToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID37454145
PMCPMC10349406

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