title: High levels of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen-1 in naturally infected individuals in Myanmar.
abstract: Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen-1 (PfLSA-1) is one of the few antigens expressed exclusively in liver stage parasites. In this study, we evaluated the antibody responses against recombinant PfLSA-1 in naturally infected individuals in Myanmar. High levels of antibody responses (70.7%) were detected in 82 serum samples from 116 infected individuals, and IgG responses to PfLSA-1 principally composed of responses of IgG1 and IgG3 subclasses. These results show that PfLSA-1 elicits effective antibody responses in individuals infected with P. falciparum, and thus it could be not only an attractive candidate protein for vaccine development, but also a useful antigen for serodiagnosis of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul 122-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong-Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung-Ung
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Yeon-Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Shin-Hyeong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Khin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Byoung-Kuk
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Tong-Soo
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C067302:liver stage-specific antigen, Plasmodium