Breadth of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens Is Associated With Immunity in a Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study

Copyright © 2022 Kimingi, Kinyua, Achieng, Wambui, Mwangi, Nguti, Kivisi, Jensen, Bejon, Kapulu, Abdi, Kinyanjui and CHMI-SIKA Study Team..

Background: Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigens (VSAs) contribute to malaria pathogenesis by mediating cytoadhesion of infected red blood cells to the microvasculature endothelium. In this study, we investigated the association between anti-VSA antibodies and clinical outcome in a controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) study.

Method: We used flow cytometry and ELISA to measure levels of IgG antibodies to VSAs of five heterologous and one homologous P. falciparum parasite isolates, and to two PfEMP1 DBLβ domains in blood samples collected a day before the challenge and 14 days after infection. We also measured the ability of an individual's plasma to inhibit the interaction between PfEMP1 and ICAM1 using competition ELISA. We then assessed the association between the antibody levels, function, and CHMI defined clinical outcome during a 21-day follow-up period post infection using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results: Antibody levels to the individual isolate VSAs, or to two ICAM1-binding DBLβ domains of PfEMP1, were not associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing parasitemia or of meeting treatment criteria after the challenge after adjusting for exposure. However, anti-VSA antibody breadth (i.e., cumulative response to all the isolates) was a significant predictor of reduced risk of requiring treatment [HR 0.23 (0.10-0.50) p= 0.0002].

Conclusion: The breadth of IgG antibodies to VSAs, but not to individual isolate VSAs, is associated with protection in CHMI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 13(2022) vom: 14., Seite 894770

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kimingi, Hannah W [VerfasserIn]
Kinyua, Ann W [VerfasserIn]
Achieng, Nicole A [VerfasserIn]
Wambui, Kennedy M [VerfasserIn]
Mwangi, Shaban [VerfasserIn]
Nguti, Roselyne [VerfasserIn]
Kivisi, Cheryl A [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Anja T R [VerfasserIn]
Bejon, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Kapulu, Melisa C [VerfasserIn]
Abdi, Abdirahman I [VerfasserIn]
Kinyanjui, Samson M [VerfasserIn]
CHMI-SIKA Study Team [VerfasserIn]
Abdi, Abdirahman I [Sonstige Person]
Abebe, Yonas [Sonstige Person]
Audi, Agnes [Sonstige Person]
Bejon, Philip [Sonstige Person]
Billingsley, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Bull, Peter C [Sonstige Person]
Che, Primus [Sonstige Person]
de Laurent, Zaydah [Sonstige Person]
Hodgson, Susanne H [Sonstige Person]
Hoffman, Stephen [Sonstige Person]
James, Eric [Sonstige Person]
Jao, Irene [Sonstige Person]
Kamuya, Dorcas [Sonstige Person]
Kamuyu, Gathoni [Sonstige Person]
Kariuki, Silvia [Sonstige Person]
Kibinge, Nelson [Sonstige Person]
Kinyanjui, Sam [Sonstige Person]
Kivisi, Cheryl [Sonstige Person]
Koskei, Nelly [Sonstige Person]
Imwong, Mallika [Sonstige Person]
Lowe, Brett [Sonstige Person]
Makale, Johnstone [Sonstige Person]
Marsh, Kevin [Sonstige Person]
Marsh, Vicki [Sonstige Person]
Mohammed, Khadija Said [Sonstige Person]
Mosobo, Moses [Sonstige Person]
Murphy, Sean C [Sonstige Person]
Musyoki, Jennifer [Sonstige Person]
Muthui, Michelle [Sonstige Person]
Mwacharo, Jedidah [Sonstige Person]
Mwanga, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Mwongeli, Joyce [Sonstige Person]
Ndungu, Francis [Sonstige Person]
Njue, Maureen [Sonstige Person]
Nyangweso, George [Sonstige Person]
Kimani, Domitila [Sonstige Person]
Ngoi, Joyce M [Sonstige Person]
Musembi, Janet [Sonstige Person]
Ngoto, Omar [Sonstige Person]
Otieno, Edward [Sonstige Person]
Ogutu, Bernhards [Sonstige Person]
Olewe, Fredrick [Sonstige Person]
Oloo, James [Sonstige Person]
Omuoyo, Donwilliams [Sonstige Person]
Ongecha, John [Sonstige Person]
Ongas, Martin O [Sonstige Person]
Ooko, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Shangala, Jimmy [Sonstige Person]
Sim, Betty Kim Lee [Sonstige Person]
Tarning, Joel [Sonstige Person]
Wambua, Juliana [Sonstige Person]
Williams, Thomas N [Sonstige Person]
Winterberg, Markus [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Anti-VSA antibodies
Antibodies, Protozoan
Antibody breadth
Antigens, Protozoan
Antigens, Surface
CHMI
ICAM1
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Malaria
PfEMP1
Plasmodium falciparum
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Variant surface antigens

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.06.2022

Date Revised 22.03.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.894770

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342327925