Dose-Dependent Infectivity of Aseptic, Purified, Cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum 7G8 Sporozoites in Malaria-Naive Adults.

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2019
Authors
Laurens, Matthew B; Berry, Andrea A; Travassos, Mark A; Strauss, Kathy; Adams, Matthew; Shrestha, Biraj; Li, Tao; Eappen, Abraham; Manoj, Anita; Abebe, Yonas; Murshedkar, Tooba; Gunasekera, Anusha; Richie, Thomas L; Lyke, Kirsten E; Plowe, Christopher V; Kennedy, Jessie K; Potter, Gail E; Deye, Gregory A; Sim, B K L; Hoffman, Stephen L
Secondary
J Infect Dis
Volume
220
Pagination
1962-1966
Date Published
2019 11 06
Keywords
Administration, Intravenous; Adult; Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; Female; Humans; Malaria Vaccines; Malaria, Falciparum; Male; Plasmodium falciparum; Sporozoites; Vaccination
Abstract

Direct venous inoculation of 3.2 × 103 aseptic, purified, cryopreserved, vialed Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) strain NF54 sporozoites, PfSPZ Challenge (NF54), has been used for controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) in the United States, 4 European countries, and 6 African countries. In nonimmune adults, this results in 100% infection rates. We conducted a double-blind, randomized, dose-escalation study to assess the infectivity of the 7G8 clone of Pf (PfSPZ Challenge [7G8]). Results showed dose-dependent infectivity from 43% for 8 × 102 PfSPZ to 100% for 4.8 × 103 PfSPZ. PfSPZ Challenge (7G8) will allow for more complete assessment by CHMI of antimalarial vaccines and drugs.