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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the evolution of immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 and IgG3 antibodies against the asexual stage Plasmodium falciparum protein, MSP1(19), before and after a heavy malaria transmission period in clinically immune Senegalese subjects living under different epidemiological conditions. Plasma was tested for antibodies to a yeast-produced, recombinant PfMSP1(19) antigen (the Q-KNG allelic variant) that has previously been demonstrated to react with IgG1, IgG3, or both in the majority of these people. Anti-P. falciparum antibodies of the IgG1 and IgG3 subclasses, previously reported to be associated with protection, were shown to evolve independently one from another after the transmission period in both settings. These results suggest differential regulation of MSP1(19)-specific IgG1 and IgG3. The precise role of these antibody isotypes in maintaining malaria immunity remains to be determined.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Short report: differential evolution of immunoglobulin G1/G3 antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum MSP1(19) over time in malaria-immune adult Senegalese patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't