A retrospective evaluation of the role of T cells in the development of malaria vaccine |
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Authors: | Moriya Tsuji |
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Affiliation: | HIV and Malaria Vaccine Program, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, NY 10016, USA |
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Abstract: | Due to the fact that the life cycle of malaria parasites is complex, undergoing both an extracellular and intracellular phases in its host, the human immune system has to mobilize both the humoral and cellular arms of immune responses to fight against this parasitic infection. Whereas humoral immunity is directed toward the extracellular stages which include sporozoites and merozoites, cell-mediated immunity (CMI), in which T cells play a major role, targets hepatic stages - liver stages - of the parasites. In this review, the role of T cells in protective immunity against liver stages of the malaria infection is being re-evaluated. Furthermore, this review intends to address how to translate the findings regarding the role of T cells obtained in experimental systems to actual development of malaria vaccine for humans. |
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Keywords: | Malaria CD8+ T cells CD4+ T cells Hepatic stages Immunity Vaccine |
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