(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2003-06-01) Ahmed Bolad
Antibody-mediated inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in vitro reflects the
potential parasite-neutralizing activity of the antibodies in vivo. In this study,
immunoglobulins and P. falciparum isolates were collected from children with asymptomatic
malaria in Burkina Faso. We demonstrate a significantly lower in vitro growth inhibitory
activity against the P. falciparum field isolates by autologous host immunoglobulin compared
with that of immunoglobulin from other individuals. To gain further insight to possible ...
