Abstract
CD8 + T cells against malaria liver stages represent a major protective immune mechanism against infection. Following induction in the peripheral lymph nodes by dendritic cells (DCs), these CD8 + T cells migrate to the liver and eliminate parasite infected hepatocytes. The processing and presentation of sporozoite antigen requires TAP mediated transport of major histocompatibility complex class I epitopes to the endoplasmic reticulum. Importantly, in DCs this process is also dependent on endosome-mediated cross presentation while this mechanism is not required for epitope presentation on hepatocytes. Protective CD8 + T cell responses are strongly dependent on the presence of CD4 + T cells and the capacity of sporozoite antigen to persist for a prolonged period of time. While human trials with subunit vaccines capable of inducing antibodies and CD4 + T cell responses have yielded encouraging results, an effective anti-malaria vaccine will likely require vaccine constructs designed to induce protective CD8 + T cells against malaria liver stages.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 172-178 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2011 |
Keywords
- CD8 T cell
- Malaria
- Sporozoites
- Vaccine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)