scholarly journals Prediction of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 and Apical Membrane Antigen 1 Vaccine Efficacies against Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Based on Prechallenge Antibody Responses

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Lynch ◽  
Amy Cernetich-Ott ◽  
William P. Weidanz ◽  
James M. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Protective Efficacy ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Plasmodium Chabaudi ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen 1 ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein 1 ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen

ABSTRACT For the development of blood-stage malaria vaccines, there is a clear need to establish in vitro measures of the antibody-mediated and the cell-mediated immune responses that correlate with protection. In this study, we focused on establishing correlates of antibody-mediated immunity induced by immunization with apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) and merozoite surface protein 142 (MSP142) subunit vaccines. To do so, we exploited the Plasmodium chabaudi rodent model, with which we can immunize animals with both protective and nonprotective vaccine formulations and allow the parasitemia in the challenged animals to peak. Vaccine formulations were varied with regard to the antigen dose, the antigen conformation, and the adjuvant used. Prechallenge antibody responses were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and were tested for a correlation with protection against nonlethal P. chabaudi malaria, as measured by a reduction in the peak level of parasitemia. The analysis showed that neither the isotype profile nor the avidity of vaccine-induced antibodies correlated with protective efficacy. However, high titers of antibodies directed against conformation-independent epitopes were associated with poor vaccine performance and may limit the effectiveness of protective antibodies that recognize conformation-dependent epitopes. We were able to predict the efficacies of the P. chabaudi AMA1 (PcAMA1) and P. chabaudi MSP142 (PcMSP142) vaccines only when the prechallenge antibody titers to both refolded and reduced/alkylated antigens were considered in combination. The relative importance of these two measures of vaccine-induced responses as predictors of protection differed somewhat for the PcAMA1 and the PcMSP142 vaccines, a finding confirmed in our final immunization and challenge study. A similar approach to the evaluation of vaccine-induced antibody responses may be useful during clinical trials of Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 and MSP142 vaccines.

scholarly journals Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Alleles Influence Levels of Antibodies to the Plasmodium falciparum Asexual-Stage Apical Membrane Antigen 1 but Not to Merozoite Surface Antigen 2 and Merozoite Surface Protein 1

2004 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 2762-2771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armead H. Johnson ◽  
Rose G. F. Leke ◽  
Nancy R. Mendell ◽  
Dewon Shon ◽  
Young Ju Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Human Leukocyte ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen 1 ◽  
Leukocyte Antigen ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein 1 ◽  
Merozoite Surface Antigen ◽  
Antibody Levels

ABSTRACT The apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1), merozoite surface antigen 2 (MSA2), and merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) are asexual-stage proteins currently being evaluated for inclusion in a vaccine for Plasmodium falciparum. Accordingly, it is important to understand factors that control antibody responses to these antigens. Antibody levels in plasma from residents of Etoa, Cameroon, between the ages of 5 and 70 years, were determined using recombinant AMA1, MSA2, and the N-terminal region of MSP1 (MSP1-190L). In addition, antibody responses to four variants of the C-terminal region of MSP1 (MSP119) were assessed. Results showed that all individuals produced antibodies to AMA1, MSA2, and MSP1-190L; however, a proportion of individuals never produced antibodies to the MSP119 variants, although the percentage of nonresponders decreased with age. The influence of age and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1/DQB1 alleles on antibody levels was evaluated using two-way analysis of variance. Age was correlated with levels of antibodies to AMA1 and MSP119 but not with levels of antibodies to MSA2 and MSP1-190L. No association was found between a single HLA allele and levels of antibodies to MSA2, MSP1-190L, or any of the MSP119 variants. However, individuals positive for DRB1*1201 had higher levels of antibodies to the variant of recombinant AMA1 tested than did individuals of all other HLA types. Since the effect was seen across all age groups, HLA influenced the level but not the rate of antibody acquisition. This association for AMA1, combined with the previously reported association between HLA class II alleles and levels of antibodies to rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP1) and RAP2, indicates that HLA influences the levels of antibodies to three of the five vaccine candidate antigens that we have evaluated.

scholarly journals Protection against Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Induced by Immunization with Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in the Absence of Gamma Interferon or Interleukin-4

2004 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 5605-5612 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Burns ◽  
Patrick R. Flaherty ◽  
Payal Nanavati ◽  
William P. Weidanz
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Plasmodium Chabaudi ◽  
Protective Antibody ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen 1 ◽  
Immune Mechanisms ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein 1

ABSTRACT Strategies to optimize formulations of multisubunit malaria vaccines require a basic knowledge of underlying protective immune mechanisms induced by each vaccine component. In the present study, we evaluated the contribution of antibody-mediated and cell-mediated immune mechanisms to the protection induced by immunization with two blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate antigens, apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) and merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1). Immunologically intact or selected immunologic knockout mice were immunized with purified recombinant Plasmodium chabaudi AMA-1 (PcAMA-1) and/or the 42-kDa C-terminal processing fragment of P. chabaudi MSP-1 (MSP-142). The efficacy of immunization in each animal model was measured as protection against blood-stage P. chabaudi malaria. Immunization of B-cell-deficient JH −/− mice indicated that PcAMA-1 vaccine-induced immunity is largely antibody dependent. In contrast, JH −/− mice immunized with PcMSP-142 were partially protected against P. chabaudi malaria, indicating a role for protective antibody-dependent and antibody-independent mechanisms of immunity. The involvement of γδ T cells in vaccine-induced PcAMA-1 and/or PcMSP-142 protection was minor. Analysis of the isotypic profile of antigen-specific antibodies induced by immunization of immunologically intact mice revealed a dominant IgG1 response. However, neither interleukin-4 and the production of IgG1 antibodies nor gamma interferon and the production of IgG2a/c antibodies were essential for PcAMA-1 and/or PcMSP-142 vaccine-induced protection. Therefore, for protective antibody-mediated immunity, vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems for AMA-1- and MSP-1-based vaccines can be selected for their ability to maximize responses irrespective of IgG isotype or any Th1 versus Th2 bias in the CD4+-T-cell response.

scholarly journals A Bicistronic DNA Vaccine Containing Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite Surface Protein 4/5 Can Prime Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses and Partially Protect Mice against Virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS Malaria

2004 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 5565-5573 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rainczuk ◽  
T. Scorza ◽  
T. W. Spithill ◽  
P. M. Smooker
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Dna Vaccine ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Plasmodium Chabaudi ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen 1 ◽  
Apical Membrane Antigen

ABSTRACT The ultimate malaria vaccine will require the delivery of multiple antigens from different stages of the complex malaria life cycle. In order to efficiently deliver multiple antigens with use of DNA vaccine technology, new antigen delivery systems must be assessed. This study utilized a bicistronic vector construct, containing an internal ribosome entry site, expressing a combination of malarial candidate antigens: merozoite surface protein 4/5 (MSP4/5) (fused to a monocyte chemotactic protein 3 chemoattractant sequence) and apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) (fused to a tissue plasminogen activator secretion signal). Transfection of COS 7 cells with bicistronic plasmids resulted in production and secretion of both AMA-1 and MSP4/5 in vitro. Vaccination of BALB/c mice via intraepidermal gene gun and intramuscular routes against AMA-1 and MSP4/5 resulted in antibody production and significant in vitro proliferation of splenocytes stimulated by both AMA-1 and MSP4/5. Survival of BALB/c mice vaccinated with bicistronic constructs after lethal Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS erythrocytic-stage challenge was variable, although significant increases in survival and reductions in peak parasitemia were observed in several challenge trials when the vaccine was delivered by the intramuscular route. This study using a murine model demonstrates that the delivery of malarial antigens via bicistronic vectors is feasible. Further experimentation with bicistronic delivery systems is required for the optimization and refinement of DNA vaccines to effectively prime protective immune responses against malaria.

scholarly journals Protective Immune Responses to the 42-Kilodalton (kDa) Region of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Are Induced by the C-Terminal 19-kDa Region but Not by the Adjacent 33-kDa Region

2002 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 820-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Ahlborg ◽  
Irene T. Ling ◽  
Wendy Howard ◽  
Anthony A. Holder ◽  
Eleanor M. Riley
Keyword(s):  
Gene Segment ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein ◽  
Plasmodium Yoelii ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Merozoite Surface Protein 1 ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Processing Product

ABSTRACT Vaccination of mice with the 42-kDa region of Plasmodium yoelii merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP142) or its 19-kDa C-terminal processing product (MSP119) can elicit protective antibody responses in mice. To investigate if the 33-kDa N-terminal fragment (MSP133) of MSP142 also induces protection, the gene segment encoding MSP133 was expressed as a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion protein. C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were immunized with GST-MSP133 and subsequently challenged with the lethal P. yoelii YM blood stage parasite. GST-MSP133 failed to induce protection, and all mice developed patent parasitemia at a level similar to that in naive or control (GST-immunized) mice; mice immunized with GST-MSP119 were protected, as has been shown previously. Specific prechallenge immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody responses to MSP1 were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescence. Despite being unprotected, several mice immunized with MSP133 had antibody titers (of all IgG subclasses) that were comparable to or higher than those in mice that were protected following immunization with MSP119. The finding that P. yoelii MSP133 elicits strong but nonprotective antibody responses may have implications for the design of vaccines for humans based on Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax MSP142.

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