title: Muramyl peptide adjuvants for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite vaccines in rodent model systems.
abstract: Circumsporozoite proteins from the malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax were expressed at high levels in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Recombinant proteins varied both in length and in number of the natural amino acid repeat motifs. The proteins were purified and used to immunize mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Novel muramyl peptide adjuvants were used that increased the immune response as measured by ELISA assays, indirect immunofluorescence of fixed sporozoites, and the invasion of cultured liver cells by live sporozoites. These results suggest that an improved humoral response to recombinant circumsporozoite vaccines might be achieved by varying the design of the recombinant protein and by the use of novel adjuvant systems.
authors.affiliation: Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bathurst
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kansopon
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Hahm
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hollingdale
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000276:immunology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D014611:Vaccination; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D006020:Glycopeptides; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; C041595:circumsporozoite protein, Protozoan