Publication Date:
1986-01-10
Description:
Antibodies were raised in mice immunized with several recombinant and synthetic peptides of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum. The antibodies were evaluated for protective activity in a human hepatocyte culture system. They exerted their protective effect against the parasite at three points: sporozoite attachment to the hepatocyte surface, entry, and subsequent intracellular development. Inhibition of attachment and entry were found to be related to the antibody titer against the authentic circumsporozoite protein on the sporozoite surface, especially when peptides were administered with alum or complete Freund's adjuvant. Even when invasion was not totally inhibited, the presence of abnormal trophozoites and a frequent inhibition of schizont development in long-term cultures suggested continued activity of antibodies at the intracellular level after sporozoite penetration had been completed.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Mazier, D -- Mellouk, S -- Beaudoin, R L -- Texier, B -- Druilhe, P -- Hockmeyer, W -- Trosper, J -- Paul, C -- Charoenvit, Y -- Young, J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1986 Jan 10;231(4734):156-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3510455" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Antibodies/*immunology
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Antigens, Protozoan/*immunology
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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In Vitro Techniques
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Liver/cytology/parasitology
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Mice
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Peptides/immunology
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Plasmodium falciparum/*immunology
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Recombinant Proteins/immunology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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