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Immunology Letters | 2000

Antibodies to variable Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte surface antigens are associated with protection from novel malaria infections.

Haider A. Giha; Trine Staalsoe; Daniel Dodoo; Cally Roper; Gwiria M. H. Satti; David E. Arnot; Lars Hviid; Thor G. Theander

In areas of unstable transmission malaria affects all age groups, but the malaria incidence is lower in adults compared to children and teenagers. Under such conditions subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infections are common and some infections are controlled, because blood parasitaemia is maintained at low densities. Here, we test the hypothesis that the presence or absence of antibodies against variant antigens on the surface of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes protect individuals against some infectious challenges and render them susceptible to others. Plasma collected in Daraweesh, eastern Sudan, before and after the malaria season from individuals who had (susceptible) or did not have malaria (protected) during the season, were tested for reactivity against variant antigens on the surface of nine parasite isolates by flow cytometry. Both protected and susceptible individuals acquired antibodies to variant antigens during the malaria season. The presence of antibody to a Ghanaian isolate before the season was statistically significantly associated with protection against malaria. When considering all nine isolates, the patterns of antibody acquisition differed between susceptible and protected individuals. Together, the results indicate that pre-existing anti-PfEMP1 antibodies can reduce the risk of contracting clinical malaria when challenged by novel parasite clones expressing homologous, but not heterologous variable surface antigens. The results also confirm that antibodies to variant antigens are induced by both clinical and subclinical infections, and that antibodies against several var sero-types are induced during an infection.


Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 1999

Antiplasmodial activity of selected Sudanese medicinal plants with emphasis on Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell.

Ahmed El Tahir; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Sami A. Khalid

The antiplasmodial activity of plant extracts related to four families was tested on chloroquine sensitive strain 3D7 and chloroquine resistant strain Dd2 of Plasmodium falciparum. The methanolic extract of Harrisonia abyssinica (Simaroubaceae) inhibited Dd2 with IC50 value of 4.7 microg/ml, while in 3D7, the IC50 value was 10 microg/ml. Most of the plants from the family Meliaceae showed highly potent antiplasmodial activity against the two tested strains. Khaya senegalensis, Azadirachta indica and Trichilia emetica showed IC50 values less than 5 microg/ml. The methanolic extract of Annona squamosa (Annonaceae) leaves showed high antiplasmodial activity with IC50 values of 2 and 30 microg/ml on 3D7 and Dd2, respectively. While stem bark showed moderate activity with IC50 values of 8.5 and 120 microg/ml on Dd2. Maytenus senegalensis (Celastraceae) possessed IC50 values of 3.9 on 3D7, 10 microg/ml on Dd2 and had no effect on lymphocyte proliferation even at the highest tested concentration; the IC50 was greater than 100 microg/ml. Liquid-liquid separation of the methanolic extract of M. senegalensis revealed that the dichloromethane extract possessed an IC50 value of only 2.1 microg/ml. Column fractionation of dichloromethane extract gave four fractions and fraction two showed an IC50 value of 0.5 microg/ml. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of dichloromethane fraction revealed terpenoids and traces of phenolic principles but no alkaloid, tannins or flavonoids were detected.


Phytotherapy Research | 1999

Antiplasmodial activity of selected sudanese medicinal plants with emphasis on Acacia nilotica.

Ahmed El-Tahir; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Sami A. Khalid

Twenty‐two plant organs from eleven plants comprising five families were extracted and screened for antiplasmodial activity in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 (chloroquine sensitive) and Dd2 (chloroquine resistant and pyrimethamine sensitive). Fifty nine percent of plant extracts from 22 extracts exerted activity on P. falciparum strain 3D7 with an IC50 less than 50 µg/mL, whereas 43% of plant extracts showed an IC50 value within 50 µg/mL on Dd2 strains. Plant extracts from Gardenia lutea, Haplophyllum tuberculatum, Cassia tora, Acacia nilotica and Aristolochia bracteolata possessed IC50 values less than 5 µg/mL on both tested strains. Bioassay guided fractionation of A. nilotica revealed that the ethyl acetate extract possessed the highest activity (IC50 = 1.5 µg/mL). Fraction 2 (Rf = 0.75) prepared by preparative chromatography showed the highest activity on P. falciparum (IC50 = 1.7 µg/mL). Phytochemical analysis indicated that the most active phase contained terpenoids and tannins and was devoid of alkaloids and saponins. The effect of plant extracts on lymphocyte proliferation showed low toxicity to the human cells. This plant has been subjected to long term clinical trials in folk medicine and is a promising plant. Copyright


Parasitology | 1998

Seasonal changes in the Plasmodium falciparum population in individuals and their relationship to clinical malaria : A longitudinal study in a Sudanese village

Cally Roper; William A. Richardson; Ibrahim M. Elhassan; Haider A. Giha; Lars Hviid; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Thor G. Theander; David E. Arnot

Residents of Daraweesh village in Sudan were monitored for Plasmodium falciparum infection and malaria morbidity in 3 malaria seasons from 1993 to 1996. Malaria parasites were detected microscopically and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a series of cross-sectional surveys. PCR revealed submicroscopical infections during the dry season, particularly among individuals who had recovered from a malaria episode following successful drug treatment. Clinical and subclinical infections were contrasted by assaying for allelic polymorphism at 2 gene loci, MSP-1 and GLURP and 2 hypotheses examined with reference to these data: that clinical malaria is associated with infection with novel parasite genotypes not previously detected in that host, or alternatively, that clinical malaria episodes are associated with an increased number of clones in an infection. We detected more mixed infections among clinical isolates, but people carrying parasites during the dry season were not found to have an increased risk of disease in the following malaria season. There was a clear association of disease with the appearance of novel parasite genotypes.


Acta Tropica | 2002

A marked seasonality of malaria transmsission in two rural sites in eastern Sudan

Amel A. Hamad; Abd El Hamid D Nugud; David E. Arnot; Haider A. Giha; Abdel Muhsin A Abdel-Muhsin; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Thor G. Theander; Alison M. Creasey; Hamza A. Babiker; Dia Eldin A Elnaiem

The ecology of Anopheles arabiensis and its relationship to malaria transmission was investigated in two villages in eastern Sudan. Seasonal malaria case incidence was compared with the number of vectors detected and with climatic variables. Following the end of the short rainy season in October the number of A. arabiensis detected dropped gradually until February when neither outdoor human bait trapping nor indoor spray catches revealed any mosquitoes. Vectors re-appeared in June as humidity rose with the onset of rain. Despite the apparent absence of the vector at the height of the long, hot dry season between February and May, sporadic asymptomatic malaria infections were detected in the two villages. The low endemicity of malaria in the area was reflected by the relatively low total September-December parasite and sporozoite rates (15 and 1.4%, respectively) measured in the villages. The entomological inoculation rate (EIR) was estimated to be around two to three infective bites per person per year, although heterogeneity in the transmission indices of malaria between the two villages was observed. The implications of these patterns of anopheline population dynamics for the epidemiology and control of malaria in eastern Sudan are considered.


Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2000

The epidemiology of febrile malaria episodes in an area of unstable and seasonal transmission

Haider A. Giha; Susanne Rosthøj; Daniel Dodoo; Lars Hviid; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Thomas H. Scheike; David E. Arnot; Thor G. Theander

This study investigated the epidemiology of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in an area of unstable and seasonal transmission in eastern Sudan. About 90% of malaria morbidity in this region occurs in the months of September to November, and very few malaria cases occur during the intensely arid Sudanese dry season and during years of drought. The malaria situation in the study site, the village of Daraweesh, was analysed during 3 consecutive malaria seasons in 1993-95 during which the 457 inhabitants suffered at total of 436 episodes of falciparum malaria. Using an Andersen-Gill proportional hazard model for recurrent events stratified by family, we have calculated the relative hazard for clinical malaria episodes by age, sex, haemoglobin genotype, blood type and infection in the previous season. The malaria risk was significantly lower in individuals aged 20-88 years than in the 5-19 years age-group. The relative protection due to adulthood varied between seasons (relative risk, RR, 0x34 to 0x67). Serological data were not consistent with the hypothesis that the age difference in incidence was due to differences in exposure. During the 1993 season the malaria incidence in males was lower than in females (RR = 0x75), during the 1994 season the incidences were comparable, whereas males had an increased risk of malaria in 1995 (RR = 1x87). The relative risk in individuals carrying the haemoglobin AS genotype compared to homozygous AA individuals was 0x57.


Parasitology | 1999

Overlapping Antigenic Repertoires of Variant Antigens Expressed on the Surface of Erythrocytes Infected by Plasmodium Falciparum

Haider A. Giha; Trine Staalsoe; Daniel Dodoo; Ibrahim M. Elhassan; Cally Roper; Gwiria M. H. Satti; David E. Arnot; Lars Hviid; Thor G. Theander

Antibodies against variable antigens expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are believed to be important for protection against malaria. A target for these antibodies is the P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, PfEMP1, which is encoded by around 50 var genes and undergoes clonal variation. Using agglutination and mixed agglutination tests and flow cytometry to analyse the recognition of variant antigens on parasitized erythrocytes by plasma antibodies from individuals living in Daraweesh in eastern Sudan, an area of seasonal and unstable malaria transmission, we show that these antibodies recognize different variant antigens expressed by parasites of different genotype. Comparing the levels and acquisition of antibody to variant antigens in pairs of parasite isolates expressing different variant types, there is a correlation between the acquisition of antibodies to some combinations of variant antigens but not to others. These results indicate that (1) a single infection will induce the production of antibodies recognizing several variants of surface-expressed antigens, (2) the repertoire of variable antigens expressed by different parasites is overlapping and the degree of overlap differs between isolates, and (3) the expression of at least some variant antigens is genetically linked.


Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1994

Genetic evidence that RI chloroquine resistance of Plasmodium falciparum is caused by recrudescence of resistant parasites

Hamza A. Babiker; Lisa C. Ranford-Cartwright; Ali A. Sultan; Gwiria M. H. Satti; David Walliker

Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from patients in a Sudanese village exhibiting RI resistance to chloroquine have been typed for allelic variants of 2 merozoite surface antigens, MSP1 and MSP2. Blood forms were taken from each patient before chloroquine was administered, and after parasites had reappeared following treatment. Each patient was found to be infected with genetically different parasites. However, in each patient the parasites of the recrudescent infections possessed the same alleles of each gene as those of the primary infection. The results show that the parasites which reappeared after chloroquine were a genuine recrudescence of the primary forms, and not derived from a new infection.


Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1993

Drug response and genetic characterization of Plasmodium falciparum clones recently isolated from a Sudanese village

Riad Bayoumi; Alison M. Creasey; Hamza A. Babiker; Jane M. Carlton; Ali A. Sultan; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Awinder K. Sohal; David Walliker; James B. Jensen; David E. Arnot

We have isolated 20 clones of Plasmodium falciparum from isolates from patients attending a village clinic in Sudan during 10 d in October-November 1989. The clones were genetically diverse, having highly variable molecular karyotypes and a wide range of drug responses. Chloroquine-sensitive (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50] in the 4-15 nM range) and chloroquine-resistant clones (IC50 in the 40-95 nM range) co-existed in the population, but no obvious amplification of the P-glycoprotein homologue gene, Pgh1 (previously known as the multi-drug resistance gene, mdr1) marked the chloroquine-resistant clones. Chloroquine resistance was reversible by verapamil in these clones, although they varied in their susceptibility to verapamil alone. These observations indicate that the biochemical characteristics of the Sudanese chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum are similar to those reported from south-east Asian and Latin American isolates, which is consistent with there being a similar molecular basis for this phenomenon.


Immunology Letters | 1994

Differential T-cell expression of LFA-1 in residents from Africa and Denmark. Description of the phenomenon and its possible basis

Lars Hviid; Ibrahim M. Elhassan; Daniel Dodoo; James B. Jensen; Ib C. Bygbjerg; Gwiria M. H. Satti; Thor G. Theander

All circulating T cells constitutively express the adhesion molecule leukocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1; CD11a/CD18) at either low or high surface density. In the present paper we have compared the expression of the LFA-1 alpha-chain CD11a on peripheral T cells obtained from indigenous Africans with permanent residence in Africa to T cells from indigenous Danes with permanent residence in Denmark. The Africans had a higher percentage of T cells with high CD11a expression than did Danish donors. The difference was evident in both the CD3-, CD4+, and CD8+ subsets. The difference did not appear to reflect a higher degree of peripheral T-cell activation in the African donors, as T-cell expression of the activation marker IL-2 receptor (CD25) was similar in the two groups. Furthermore, we observed no apparent correlation between CD3+ CD11a(hi) and CD3+ CD25+ values in individual donors. LFA-1 expression on T cells obtained from expatriate Africans with long-term residence in Denmark resembled that of Danish permanent residents more than that of Africans with permanent residence in Africa. In addition, T cells obtained from two expatriate Danes with long-term residence in rural Africa were phenotypically similar to those from African permanent residents. The data suggest that the observed difference is environmental rather than ethnic and may reflect the degree of exposure to infectious agents.

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Thor G. Theander

Copenhagen University Hospital

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Lars Hviid

Copenhagen University Hospital

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Cally Roper

University of Edinburgh

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Daniel Dodoo

Copenhagen University Hospital

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