The presence of circulating antibody secreting cells and long-lived memory B cell responses to reticulocyte binding protein 1a in Plasmodium vivax patients

• Main Authors: Piyawan Kochayoo, Pattarawan Sanguansuttikul, Pongsakorn Thawornpan, Kittikorn Wangriatisak, John H. Adams, Francis B. Ntumngia, Patchanee Chootong
• Other Authors: University of South Florida Health
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/77130
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Development of an effective vaccine against blood-stage malaria requires the induction of long-term immune responses. Plasmodium vivax Reticulocyte Binding Protein 1a (PvRBP1a) is a blood-stage parasite antigen which is associated with invasion of red blood cells and induces antibody res...