Ikhlaq Hussain Kana1,2, Susheel Kumar Singh1,2, Asier Garcia-Senosiain2, Daniel Dodoo3, Subhash Singh4, Bright Adu3, Michael Theisen1,2. 1. Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2. Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. 3. Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. 4. Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The specific targets of functional antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoites remain largely unexplored and, more importantly, their relevance to naturally acquired immunity in longitudinal cohort studies (LCSs) is yet to be tested. METHODS: Functionality of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against 24 merozoite antigens was determined at the baseline of an LCS in Ghana using a bead-based opsonic phagocytosis assay (BPA). Antigen-specific IgG3 subclass antibodies were quantified in the same samples by the Luminex multiplex system. RESULTS: A wide range of BPA activity was observed across the different antigens. High BPA responses of nMSP3K1, GLURP-R2, MSP23D7, MSP119k, and PfRh2-2030 coupled beads were significantly associated with a higher probability of children not experiencing febrile malaria. Children with high breadth of functional antibodies against these antigens together with cMSP33D7 had a significantly reduced risk of febrile malaria (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.36 [95% confidence interval, .18-.72]; P = .004). Five of the 6 BPA activities significantly (likelihood ratio rest, P ≤ .05) contributed to the protective immunity observed with the IgG3 antibodies. CONCLUSIONS: The development of BPA allowed profiling of functional antibodies in an LCS. Identification of targets of opsonic phagocytosis may have implications in the development of a subunit malaria vaccine.
BACKGROUND: The specific targets of functional antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoites remain largely unexplored and, more importantly, their relevance to naturally acquired immunity in longitudinal cohort studies (LCSs) is yet to be tested. METHODS: Functionality of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against 24 merozoite antigens was determined at the baseline of an LCS in Ghana using a bead-based opsonic phagocytosis assay (BPA). Antigen-specific IgG3 subclass antibodies were quantified in the same samples by the Luminex multiplex system. RESULTS: A wide range of BPA activity was observed across the different antigens. High BPA responses of nMSP3K1, GLURP-R2, MSP23D7, MSP119k, and PfRh2-2030 coupled beads were significantly associated with a higher probability of children not experiencing febrile malaria. Children with high breadth of functional antibodies against these antigens together with cMSP33D7 had a significantly reduced risk of febrile malaria (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.36 [95% confidence interval, .18-.72]; P = .004). Five of the 6 BPA activities significantly (likelihood ratio rest, P ≤ .05) contributed to the protective immunity observed with the IgG3 antibodies. CONCLUSIONS: The development of BPA allowed profiling of functional antibodies in an LCS. Identification of targets of opsonic phagocytosis may have implications in the development of a subunit malaria vaccine.
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