Differential antibody response of Gambian donors to soluble Plasmodium falciparum antigens

TY - JOUR

T1 - Differential antibody response of Gambian donors to soluble Plasmodium falciparum antigens

AU - Jakobsen, P H

AU - Riley, E M

AU - Allen, S J

AU - Larsen, S O

AU - Bennett, S

AU - Jepsen, S

AU - Greenwood, B M

N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan; Antigens, Protozoan; Child; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Gambia; Humans; Malaria; Middle Aged; Plasmodium falciparum; Seasons; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sickle Cell Trait

PY - 1991

Y1 - 1991

N2 - A seroepidemiological and clinical study was performed in an area of West Africa (The Gambia) where Plasmodium falciparum is endemic with seasonal transmission. Plasma samples were tested by intermediate gel immunoelectrophoresis for antibodies against 7 soluble P. falciparum antigens. There were marked differences in the age-related pattern of antibody response to the different antigens. Antibodies to 4 of the antigens were acquired slowly with a maximum prevalence reached after 25-35 years of age. Antibodies against the 3 remaining antigens, including the endotoxin-like antigen, Ag7, were acquired earlier with a plateau of maximum prevalence reached after 5-11 years, i.e. at the time when morbidity due to malaria decreased. Children who had not appeared to be infected with malaria during the preceding transmission season had lower levels of antibodies to soluble antigens than did children who had had a documented attack of clinical malaria or parasitaemia. There was no difference in antibody profiles to soluble antigens between children with sickle cell trait and children with normal haemoglobin.

AB - A seroepidemiological and clinical study was performed in an area of West Africa (The Gambia) where Plasmodium falciparum is endemic with seasonal transmission. Plasma samples were tested by intermediate gel immunoelectrophoresis for antibodies against 7 soluble P. falciparum antigens. There were marked differences in the age-related pattern of antibody response to the different antigens. Antibodies to 4 of the antigens were acquired slowly with a maximum prevalence reached after 25-35 years of age. Antibodies against the 3 remaining antigens, including the endotoxin-like antigen, Ag7, were acquired earlier with a plateau of maximum prevalence reached after 5-11 years, i.e. at the time when morbidity due to malaria decreased. Children who had not appeared to be infected with malaria during the preceding transmission season had lower levels of antibodies to soluble antigens than did children who had had a documented attack of clinical malaria or parasitaemia. There was no difference in antibody profiles to soluble antigens between children with sickle cell trait and children with normal haemoglobin.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 2068750

SN - 0035-9203

VL - 85

SP - 26

EP - 32

JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

IS - 1

ER -