[Research on malaria vaccine]

Dakar Med. 1990;35(2):268-75.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Malaria is an important public health problem in developing countries. The production of a good vaccine needs a better knowledge of different mechanisms which control the immune system. Results from donors show a higher frequency of antigens HLA: A2, B35, CW4, CW6, DRW52, DQW1 and DQW3. The lymphoproliferation in vitro of mononuclear cells, T cells and CD4+ and CD8+ subsets T cells with merozoite extracts is not so clear to establish a correlation between HLA phenotypes and T cells response.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HLA Antigens / analysis
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology*
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenotype
  • Plasmodium falciparum / growth & development
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology*
  • Protozoan Proteins / immunology*
  • Protozoan Vaccines*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
  • Vaccines

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • HLA Antigens
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Protozoan Vaccines
  • Vaccines