The NTS-DBL2X region of VAR2CSA induces cross-reactive antibodies that inhibit adhesion of several Plasmodium falciparum isolates to chondroitin sulfate A

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1125-1133

  Bigey, Pascal ^a   Gnidehou, Sédami ^a,b   Doritchamou, Justin ^c   Quiviger, Mickael ^a,b   Viwami, Firmine ^c   Couturier, Aude ^a   Salanti, Ali ^d,e   Nielsen, Morten A ^d   Scherman, Daniel ^a   Deloron, Philippe ^a,b   Ndam, Nicaise Tuikue ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAR2CSA PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA IMMUNIZATION; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC IMMUNIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CELL ADHESION; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICE; PLASMIDS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79960353550     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir499     Document Type: Article

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