RTS, S/AS01 vaccine (Mosquirix™): an overview

MB Laurens - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted to humans by infected
mosquitoes. Of the five species that infect humans, P. falciparum exacts the highest toll in …

The RTS, S malaria vaccine: Current impact and foundation for the future

JG Beeson, L Kurtovic, C Valim, KP Asante… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
The RTS, S vaccine has recently been recommended for implementation as a childhood
vaccine in regions with moderate-to-high malaria transmission. We discuss mechanisms of …

Malaria vaccines: progress to date

DI Stanisic, MF Good - BioDrugs, 2023 - Springer
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus
Plasmodium. Despite significant declines in malaria-attributable morbidity and mortality over …

Multifunctional IgG/IgM antibodies and cellular cytotoxicity are elicited by the full-length MSP1 SumayaVac-1 malaria vaccine

M Rosenkranz, K Fürle, J Hibbert, A Ulmer, A Ali… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
Radical control of malaria likely requires a vaccine that targets both the asymptomatic liver
stages and the disease-causing blood stages of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium …

Immunological role of IgG subclasses

C Napodano, MP Marino, A Stefanile… - Immunological …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The loss of tolerance to self-antigens is the unequivocal “red line” of autoimmunity: both
development of autoreactive T and B cells and production of polyclonal autoantibodies …

A universal plug-and-display vaccine carrier based on HBsAg VLP to maximize effective antibody response

A Marini, Y Zhou, Y Li, IJ Taylor, DB Leneghan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Development of effective malaria vaccines requires delivery platforms to enhance the
immunogenicity and efficacy of the target antigens. This is particularly challenging for …

Protective effects of combining monoclonal antibodies and vaccines against the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein

LT Wang, LS Pereira, PK Kiyuka, A Schön… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Combinations of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against different epitopes on the same
antigen synergistically neutralize many viruses. However, there are limited studies …

Multifunctional antibodies are induced by the RTS, S malaria vaccine and associated with protection in a phase 1/2a trial

L Kurtovic, T Atre, G Feng, BD Wines… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background RTS, S is the leading malaria vaccine candidate but only confers partial efficacy
against malaria in children. RTS, S is based on the major Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite …

Immunization with full-length Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 is safe and elicits functional cytophilic antibodies in a randomized first-in-human trial

A Blank, K Fürle, A Jäschke, G Mikus, M Lehmann… - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
A vaccine remains a priority in the global fight against malaria. Here, we report on a single-
center, randomized, double-blind, placebo and adjuvant-controlled, dose escalation phase …

An epitope-based malaria vaccine targeting the junctional region of circumsporozoite protein

L Jelínková, H Jhun, A Eaton, N Petrovsky, F Zavala… - npj Vaccines, 2021 - nature.com
A malaria vaccine that elicits long-lasting protection and is suitable for use in endemic areas
remains urgently needed. Here, we assessed the immunogenicity and prophylactic efficacy …