Functional antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites are associated with a longer time to qPCR-detected infection among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso.
Functional antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites are associated with a longer time to qPCR-detected infection among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso.
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DOI:
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14932.1
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2018-01-01
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Goncalves, Bronner P
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Barry, Aissata;Behet, Marije C;Goncalves, Bronner P
Background: Individuals living in malaria-endemic regions develop naturally acquired immunity against severe malarial disease, but it is unclear whether immunity that affects the establishment of infections develops following continuous natural exposure. Methods: We cleared schoolchildren in Burkina Faso of possible sub-patent infections and examined them weekly for incident infections by PCR. Plasma samples collected at enrolment were used to quantify antibodies to the pre-eryhrocytic-stage antigens circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and liver stage antigen. Sporozoite gliding inhibition by naturally acquired antibodies was assessed using Plasmodium falciparum NF54 sporozoites; hepatocyte invasion was assessed using the human HC-04 hepatoma cell line and NF54 sporozoites. The associations between these functional pre-erythrocytic immunity phenotypes and time to PCR-detected infection were studied. Results: A total of 51 children were monitored; the median time to first detection of infection by PCR or development of clinical symptoms was 28 days. Anti-CSP antibody titres showed a strong positive association with sporozoite gliding motility inhibition (P