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Neutralization of the Plasmodium-encoded MIF ortholog confers protective immunity against malaria infection

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  • Alvaro Baeza Garcia

    (Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Public Health)

  • Edwin Siu

    (Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Public Health)

  • Tiffany Sun

    (Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Public Health)

  • Valerie Exler

    (Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Public Health
    Klinikum der Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

  • Luis Brito

    (Novartis Vaccines, Inc.)

  • Armin Hekele

    (Novartis Vaccines, Inc.)

  • Gib Otten

    (Novartis Vaccines, Inc.)

  • Kevin Augustijn

    (Leiden University Medical Centre)

  • Chris J. Janse

    (Leiden University Medical Centre)

  • Jeffrey B. Ulmer

    (Novartis Vaccines, Inc.
    GSK Vaccines)

  • Jürgen Bernhagen

    (Klinikum der Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

  • Erol Fikrig

    (Yale University School of Medicine
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

  • Andrew Geall

    (Novartis Vaccines, Inc.)

  • Richard Bucala

    (Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of Public Health)

Abstract

Plasmodium species produce an ortholog of the cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor, PMIF, which modulates the host inflammatory response to malaria. Using a novel RNA replicon-based vaccine, we show the impact of PMIF immunoneutralization on the host response and observed improved control of liver and blood-stage Plasmodium infection, and complete protection from re-infection. Vaccination against PMIF delayed blood-stage patency after sporozoite infection, reduced the expression of the Th1-associated inflammatory markers TNF-α, IL-12, and IFN-γ during blood-stage infection, augmented Tfh cell and germinal center responses, increased anti-Plasmodium antibody titers, and enhanced the differentiation of antigen-experienced memory CD4 T cells and liver-resident CD8 T cells. Protection from re-infection was recapitulated by the adoptive transfer of CD8 or CD4 T cells from PMIF RNA immunized hosts. Parasite MIF inhibition may be a useful approach to promote immunity to Plasmodium and potentially other parasite genera that produce MIF orthologous proteins.

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  • Alvaro Baeza Garcia & Edwin Siu & Tiffany Sun & Valerie Exler & Luis Brito & Armin Hekele & Gib Otten & Kevin Augustijn & Chris J. Janse & Jeffrey B. Ulmer & Jürgen Bernhagen & Erol Fikrig & Andrew Ge, 2018. "Neutralization of the Plasmodium-encoded MIF ortholog confers protective immunity against malaria infection," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-05041-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05041-7
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