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ArticleVaccines2025

An mRNA Vaccine Expressing Blood-Stage Malaria Antigens Induces Complete Protection Against Lethal

Amy C Ott, Patrick J Loll, James M Burns

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Article in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Amy C OttCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 West Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
Patrick J LollDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 215 North 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5416-4500
James M BurnsCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 West Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.

Funding

Multivalent mRNA-based malaria vaccinesR01AI184895 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI James Matthew Burns · 2024 to 2026
$2.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI184895NIH HHS 1R01AI184895-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesTo evaluate the mRNA vaccine platform for blood-stage

methodsSecretion of

resultsImmunogenicity of the

conclusionsmRNA vaccines were highly immunogenic and potently protective against blood-stage malaria, outperforming a similar recombinant-based vaccine. The membrane-bound antigen was more effective at inducing protective antibody responses, highlighting the need to consider antigen localization for mRNA vaccine design.

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blood-stage malariamalariamRNAPlasmodiumPlasmodium yoeliivaccines

Identifiers

PMID40733679
PMCPMC12300687

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