Ex vivo cytokine and memory T cell responses to the 42-kDa fragment of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 in vaccinated volunteers

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
Maria Cecilia HuamanCarole A Long

Abstract

A number of blood-stage malaria Ags are under development as vaccine candidates, but knowledge of the cellular responses to these vaccines in humans is limited. We evaluated the nature and specificity of cellular responses in healthy American volunteers vaccinated with a portion of the major merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP1) of Plasmodium falciparum, MSP1(42), formulated on Alhydrogel. Volunteers were vaccinated three times with 80 microg of either MSP1(42)-FVO/Alhydrogel or MSP1(42)-3D7/Alhydrogel. Cells collected 2 wk after the third vaccination produced Th1 cytokines, including IFN-gamma and IL-2 following Ag stimulation, and greater levels of the Th2 cytokines IL-5 and IL-13; the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and the molecule CD25 (IL-2Ralpha) were also detected. The volunteers were evaluated for the MSP1(42)-FVO or MSP1(42)-3D7 specificity of their T cell responses. Comparison of their responses to homologous and heterologous Ags showed ex vivo IFN-gamma and IL-5 levels that were significantly higher to homologous rather than to heterologous Ags. The epitopes involved in this stimulation were shown to be present in the dimorphic MSP1(33) portion of the larger MSP1(42)-3D7 polypeptide, and indirect experiment suggests t...Continue Reading

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