title: Immune response induced by recombinant BCG expressing merozoite surface antigen 2 from Plasmodium falciparum.
abstract: Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been used as a live bacterial vaccine to immunize >3 billion people against tuberculosis. In an attempt to use this vaccinal strain as a vehicle for protective antigens, the recombinant BCG (rBCG), expressing merozoite surface antigen 2 (MSA2) from Plasmodium falciparum under the control of an expression cassette carrying the promoter of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) from M. tuberculosis, was constructed and used to immunize BABL/c mice. The administration of rBCG producing MSA2 (BCG-MSA2) resulted in the induction of a strong humoral and cellular response directed against MSA2. These results encourage the further protection testing of BCG-MSA2 vaccines in primate models.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400 016, People's Republic of China. zhengchunfu@163.net
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D017780:Malaria Vaccines / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007376:Interleukin-2; D017780:Malaria Vaccines; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; C065974:merozoite surface protein 2, Plasmodium; D007371:Interferon-gamma