Plasmodium falciparum- and merozoite surface protein 1-specific antibody isotype balance in immune Senegalese adults

Infect Immun. 1997 Nov;65(11):4873-6. doi: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4873-4876.1997.

Abstract

This study shows markedly different isotype distributions of antibodies to asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum and to merozoite surface protein 1 in clinically immune Senegalese adults depending on the study site. The relationships between immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG and between IgG3 and IgG1 antibodies differed in settings where transmission is perennial compared to settings where it is seasonal. This suggests a role for antibody class and/or subclass production and utilization in the regulation of protective immunity to such antigens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / classification
  • Immunoglobulin Isotypes / blood*
  • Merozoite Surface Protein 1
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology*
  • Protein Precursors / immunology*
  • Protozoan Proteins / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin Isotypes
  • Merozoite Surface Protein 1
  • Protein Precursors
  • Protozoan Proteins