Differential recognition of P. falciparum VAR2CSA domains by naturally acquired antibodies in pregnant women from a malaria endemic area

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Brolin, Kim J M ^a,b   Persson, Kristina E M ^a,b   Wahlgren, Mats ^a,b   Rogerson, Stephen J ^c   Chen, Qijun ^a,b,d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF PATHOGEN BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAR2CSA ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; VAR2CSA PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ADULT; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHO CELL; COMORBIDITY; CRICETULUS; GENETICS; HAMSTER; IMMUNOLOGY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BINDING SITES; CHO CELLS; COMORBIDITY; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAVIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 77949525251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009230     Document Type: Article

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