High levels of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen-1 in naturally infected individuals in Myanmar

Korean J Parasitol. 2008 Sep;46(3):195-8. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.195.

Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen-1 (PfLSA-1) is one of the few antigens expressed exclusively in liver stage parasites. In this study, we evaluated the antibody responses against recombinant PfLSA-1 in naturally infected individuals in Myanmar. High levels of antibody responses (70.7%) were detected in 82 serum samples from 116 infected individuals, and IgG responses to PfLSA-1 principally composed of responses of IgG1 and IgG3 subclasses. These results show that PfLSA-1 elicits effective antibody responses in individuals infected with P. falciparum, and thus it could be not only an attractive candidate protein for vaccine development, but also a useful antigen for serodiagnosis of the infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology
  • Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Malaria, Falciparum / blood
  • Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
  • Malaria, Falciparum / immunology*
  • Myanmar / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • liver stage-specific antigen, Plasmodium