Antibody-Dependent Cellular Inhibition Is Associated With Reduced Risk Against Febrile Malaria in a Longitudinal Cohort Study Involving Ghanaian Children.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 2(2): ofv044, 2015 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
The antibody-dependent respiratory burst and opsonic phagocytosis assays have been associated with protection against malaria; however, other mechanisms may also be involved. The antibody-dependent cellular inhibition (ADCI) assay is yet to be correlated with protection in longitudinal cohort studies (LCS). We investigated the relationship between ADCI activity of immunoglobulin G before malaria season and risk of malaria in a LCS involving Ghanaian children. High ADCI activity was significantly associated with reduced risk against malaria. Findings here suggest a potential usefulness of the ADCI assay as a correlate of protection to guide malaria vaccine studies.
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
Problema de salud:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_malaria
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3_neglected_diseases
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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2015
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Article