A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.

The candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01(E) provides significant but partial protection from clinical malaria. On in vitro circumsporozoite protein (CSP) peptide stimulation and intra-cellular cytokine staining of whole blood taken from 407 5-17 month-old children in a phase IIb trial of RTS,S/AS01(...

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Main Authors: Francis M Ndungu, Jedidah Mwacharo, Domtila Kimani, Oscar Kai, Philippe Moris, Erik Jongert, Johan Vekemans, Ally Olotu, Philip Bejon
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
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author Francis M Ndungu
Jedidah Mwacharo
Domtila Kimani
Oscar Kai
Philippe Moris
Erik Jongert
Johan Vekemans
Ally Olotu
Philip Bejon
author_facet Francis M Ndungu
Jedidah Mwacharo
Domtila Kimani
Oscar Kai
Philippe Moris
Erik Jongert
Johan Vekemans
Ally Olotu
Philip Bejon
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description The candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01(E) provides significant but partial protection from clinical malaria. On in vitro circumsporozoite protein (CSP) peptide stimulation and intra-cellular cytokine staining of whole blood taken from 407 5-17 month-old children in a phase IIb trial of RTS,S/AS01(E), we identified significantly increased frequencies of two CSP-specific CD4+ T cells phenotypes among RTS,S/AS01(E) vaccinees (IFNγ-IL2+TNF- and IFNγ-IL2+TNF+ CD4+ T cells), and increased frequency of IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells after natural exposure. All these T cells phenotypes were individually associated with reductions in the risk of clinical malaria, but IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells independently predicted reduced risk of clinical malaria on multi-variable analysis (HR = 0.29, 95% confidence intervals 0.15-0.54, p<0.0005). Furthermore, there was a strongly significant synergistic interaction between CSP-specific IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells and anti-CSP antibodies in determining protection against clinical malaria (p = 0.002). Vaccination strategies that combine potent cellular and antibody responses may enhance protection against malaria.
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spelling doaj-art-d4d14fae23c945c3b3f5c32a1b4ed52e2025-08-20T02:30:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01712e5287010.1371/journal.pone.0052870A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.Francis M NdunguJedidah MwacharoDomtila KimaniOscar KaiPhilippe MorisErik JongertJohan VekemansAlly OlotuPhilip BejonThe candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01(E) provides significant but partial protection from clinical malaria. On in vitro circumsporozoite protein (CSP) peptide stimulation and intra-cellular cytokine staining of whole blood taken from 407 5-17 month-old children in a phase IIb trial of RTS,S/AS01(E), we identified significantly increased frequencies of two CSP-specific CD4+ T cells phenotypes among RTS,S/AS01(E) vaccinees (IFNγ-IL2+TNF- and IFNγ-IL2+TNF+ CD4+ T cells), and increased frequency of IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells after natural exposure. All these T cells phenotypes were individually associated with reductions in the risk of clinical malaria, but IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells independently predicted reduced risk of clinical malaria on multi-variable analysis (HR = 0.29, 95% confidence intervals 0.15-0.54, p<0.0005). Furthermore, there was a strongly significant synergistic interaction between CSP-specific IFNγ-IL2-TNF+ CD4+ T cells and anti-CSP antibodies in determining protection against clinical malaria (p = 0.002). Vaccination strategies that combine potent cellular and antibody responses may enhance protection against malaria.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0052870&type=printable
spellingShingle Francis M Ndungu
Jedidah Mwacharo
Domtila Kimani
Oscar Kai
Philippe Moris
Erik Jongert
Johan Vekemans
Ally Olotu
Philip Bejon
A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
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title A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
title_full A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
title_fullStr A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
title_full_unstemmed A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
title_short A statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein-specific T cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E.
title_sort statistical interaction between circumsporozoite protein specific t cell and antibody responses and risk of clinical malaria episodes following vaccination with rts s as01e
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0052870&type=printable
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