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VACCINE
Volume 22, Issue 9-10, Pages 1188-1198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.017
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Plasmodium falciparum; immunogenicity; antibodies; Lactococcus expression
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. To evaluate the efficacy of a possible vaccine antigen against P. falciparum infection, a fusion protein, derived from P falciparum Glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) genetically coupled to P falciparum Merozoite surface protein 3 (MSP3) was produced in Lactococcus lactis as a secreted recombinant GLURP-MSP3 fusion protein. The hybrid protein was purified to homogeneity by ion exchange and hydrophobic-interaction chromatography and its composition was verified by MALDI MS, SDS/PAGE and Western blotting with antibodies against antigenic components of GLURP and MSP3. Mice immunized with the hybrid protein produced higher levels of both GLURP- and MSP3-specific antibodies than mice immunized with either GLURP, MSP3 or a mix of both. The protective potential of the hybrid protein was also demonstrated by in vitro parasite-growth inhibition of mouse anti-GLURP-MSP3 IgG antibodies in a monocyte-dependent manner. These results indicate that the GLURP-MSP3 hybrid could be a valuable strategy for future P falciparum vaccine development. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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