Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Antigen, PfRH5, Elicits Detectable Levels of Invasion-Inhibiting Antibodies in Humans
Patel SD, Ahouidi AD, Bei AK, Dieye TN, Mboup S, Harrison SC, Duraisingh MT. Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Antigen, PfRH5, Elicits Detectable Levels of Invasion-Inhibiting Antibodies in Humans. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 208: 1679-1687. PMID: 23904294, PMCID: PMC3805239, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanCarrier ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin GMalaria, FalciparumMerozoitesPlasmodium falciparumRecombinant ProteinsConceptsMerozoite surface antigenSurface antigenPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigenMulti-subunit vaccineMillions of infectionsIntracellular protozoan parasiteInvasion inhibition assaysSubstantial morbidityClinical isolatesP. falciparumBlood stagesPlasmodium falciparumNatural infectionAntibodiesPfRH5Protozoan parasiteDetectable levelsInhibition assaysInfectionAntigenFalciparumRecombinant formMorbidityLaboratory strainsVaccine