Immune Responses to Defined Plasmodium falciparum Antigens and Disease Susceptibility in Two Subpopulations of Northern India

Authors

  • Mritunjay Saxena National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077, India.
  • Ratanesh K. Seth National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077, India.
  • Krishnan Hajela School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore (M.P.) 452001, India.
  • Sukla Biswas National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077, India.

Keywords:

Malaria, P. falciparum, antigen, peptide, ELISA, Immune response

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of naturally acquired immune response to malaria in individuals of different age groups belonging to areas of northern India, Loni PHC (LN) and Dhaulana PHC (SD) of district Ghaziabad. Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte lysate and six synthetic peptides from different stages of P. falciparum (CSP, MSP1, AMA1, RAP1, EBA175 and PfG27) were used to determine both humoral and cellular immune responses. Plasma of individual subject was also analyzed for IL-4, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α level. We observed an age-wise increasing trend of immunity in these two populations. There was a significant association between the number of antibody responders and recognition of stage-specific epitopes by antibodies. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells of more than 75% of individuals proliferated in response to stimulation by all the antigens in LN area. IL-4 and IL-10 responses were significantly higher in individuals of LN Area; whereas IFN-g and   TNF-a responses were higher in individuals of SD Area. It was also noticed that the frequency of responders to stage-specific antigens was higher in individuals from the LN area where the frequency of malaria was lower. The naturally acquired immune responses to P. falciparum antigens reflected the reduced risk of malaria in the study groups. The results demonstrated immunogenicity of the epitopes to P. falciparum in population of this endemic zone.

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Saxena, M., Seth, R. K., Hajela, K., & Biswas, S. (2013). Immune Responses to Defined Plasmodium falciparum Antigens and Disease Susceptibility in Two Subpopulations of Northern India. Advances in BioScience, 4(2), 46–54. Retrieved from https://journals.sospublication.co.in/ab/article/view/129

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