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The Potential for Recruiting Immune Responses Toward Type 1 or Type 2 T Cell Help
Basil Golding
Basil Golding
Divisions of Hematology and Virology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland
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Marina Zaitseva
Marina Zaitseva
Divisions of Hematology and Virology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland
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Hana Golding
Hana Golding
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The design of vaccine strategies in general, and those for malaria in particular, need to take into account the balance of T helper subsets (TH) they induce. The TH1 cells, which secrete interferon-gamma and interleukin-2 (IL-2), are associated with cell-mediated immunity (CMI), rather than humoral responses, and afford protection against intracellular infections, including those caused by parasites. In contrast, The TH2 cells secrete IL-4, IL-5, and IL-10, elicit high titer antibody responses, provide poor CMI, and are often correlated with susceptibility to infection. Depending on the type of TH cell bias required, it is possible to manipulate the immune response to a protein/peptide by 1) using different adjuvants, 2) conjugating the protein to various carriers, 3) immunizing in the presence of cytokines, or 4) using alternative routes of administration. To apply these approaches to malarial vaccines, it is necessary to identify which stage(s) of the parasite to target and what type of TH cell bias is protective against that particular stage. We favor using carriers such as Brucella abortus, which focus the antigen on a specific particle and which can trigger a TH1 cell response.
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