Differential patterns of human immunoglobulin G subclass responses to distinct regions of a single protein, the merozoite surface protein 1 of Plasmodium falciparum

D R Cavanagh, C Dobaño, I M Elhassan, K Marsh, A Elhassan, L Hviid, E A Khalil, T G Theander, D E Arnot, J S McBride

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Abstract

Comparisons of immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass responses to the major polymorphic region and to a conserved region of MSP-1 in three cohorts of African villagers exposed to Plasmodium falciparum revealed that responses to Block 2 are predominantly IgG3 whereas antibodies to MSP-1(19) are mainly IgG1. The striking dominance of IgG3 to Block 2 may explain the short duration of this response and also the requirement for continuous stimulation by malaria infection to maintain clinical immunity.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInfection and Immunity
Volume69
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)1207-11
Number of pages4
ISSN0019-9567
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001

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