Abstract
The RTS,S/AS01 vaccine provides partial protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection but determinants of protection and/or disease are unclear. Previously, anti-circumsporozoite protein (CSP) antibody titers and blood RNA signatures were associated with RTS,S/AS01 efficacy against controlled human malaria infection (CHMI). By analyzing host blood transcriptomes from five RTS,S vaccination CHMI studies, we demonstrate that the transcript ratio MX2/GPR183, measured 1 day after third immunization, discriminates protected from non-protected individuals. This ratiometric signature provides information that is complementary to anti-CSP titer levels for identifying RTS,S/AS01 immunized people who developed protective immunity and suggests a role for interferon and oxysterol signaling in the RTS,S mode of action.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 669 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Immunology |
| Volume | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Apr 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- clinical immunology
- human challenge
- interferon response
- malaria vaccines
- systems vaccinology
- vaccine correlates