Abstract
The safety and immunogenicity of 2 yeast-derived, blood-stage malaria vaccines were evaluated in a phase l trial. Healthy adults were given 2 or 3 doses of alum-adsorbed vaccine containing the 19 kDa carboxy-terminal fragment of the merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-119) derived from the 3D7 or the FVO strain of Plasmodium falciparum fused to tetanus toxoid T-helper epitopes P30 and P2. The first 2 doses of MSP-119 were well tolerated. Hypersensitivity reactions occurred in 3 subjects after the third dose of MSP-119, including bilateral injection site reactions in 2 (one with generalized skin rash), and probable histamine-associated hypotension in 1. Serum antibody responses to MSP-119 occurred in 5/16, 9/16 and 0/8 subjects given 20 μg of MSP-119, 200 μg of MSP-119, and control vaccines (hepatitis B or Td), respectively. Both MSP-119 vaccines were immunogenic in humans, but changes in formulation will be necessary to improve safety and immunogenicity profiles. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 531-539 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 14 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Malaria vaccines
- Merozoite surface protein
- Plasmodium falciparum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Veterinary
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases