A single dose of genetically-attenuated malaria blood-stage parasites protects against two Plasmodium species infections

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Genetically-growth-attenuated blood-stage parasites were generated inPlasmodium falciparumby targeted deletion of NT1 (Nucleoside Transporter-1) gene, and Pfnt1(-) parasites only grew after providing the culture with supra-physiological concentrations of purines. Genetically-attenuatedP. yoeliint1(-)parasites induced sterile-protection against homologous blood-stage infectious challenge after immunization with single subpatent doses, which remained subpatent even in immune-compromised mice. Here, we showed that immunizations with frozen-stocks of equally-mixedP. bergheiandP. yoelii nt1(-)parasites in single subcutaneous doses, which did not lead to patent blood-stage infection, conferred sterile protection against intravenous infectious blood-stage challenge with wild-type parasites ofP. bergheiANKA andP. yoelii17X-NL strains. This data highlights the possibility that a single subcutaneous sub-patent dose of two species of genetically-growth-attenuated parasites, which can protect humans against twoPlasmodiumspp. infections, could be developed in cultures provided with supra-physiological concentrations of purines, and shipped to endemic areas as frozen-stock doses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Vaccine - 41(2023), 7 vom: 10. Feb., Seite 1281-1285

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deveci, Gozde [VerfasserIn]
Kamil, Mohd [VerfasserIn]
Aly, Ahmed S I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood-stage vaccine
Frozen-stock
Journal Article
Malaria
Malaria Vaccines
Mixed immunization
Plasmodium berghei
Plasmodium yoelii
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Subcutaneous immunization

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Date Completed 14.02.2023

Date Revised 21.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351640126