Immunisation against a serine protease inhibitor reduces intensity of Plasmodium berghei infection in mosquitoes

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  • Williams, Andrew Richard
  • Sara E Zakutansky
  • Kazutoyo Miura
  • Matthew J D Dicks
  • Thomas S Churcher
  • Kerry E Jewell
  • Aisling M Vaughan
  • Alison V Turner
  • Melissa C Kapulu
  • Kristin Michel
  • Carole A Long
  • Robert E Sinden
  • Adrian V S Hill
  • Simon J Draper
  • Sumi Biswas
The mosquito innate immune response is able to clear the majority of Plasmodium parasites. This immune clearance is controlled by a number of regulatory molecules including serine protease inhibitors (serpins). To determine whether such molecules could represent a novel target for a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine, we vaccinated mice with Anopheles gambiae serpin-2. Antibodies against Anopheles gambiae serpin-2 significantly reduced the infection of a heterologous Anopheles species (Anopheles stephensi) by Plasmodium berghei, however this effect was not observed with Plasmodium falciparum. Therefore, this approach of targeting regulatory molecules of the mosquito immune system may represent a novel approach to transmission-blocking malaria vaccines.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal for Parasitology
Vol/bind43
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)869-874
ISSN0020-7519
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 18 jul. 2013
Eksternt udgivetJa

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