Acquisition of complement fixing antibodies targeting Plasmodium falciparum merozoites in infants and their mothers in Uganda

BackgroundAntibody-mediated complement fixation has previously been associated with protection against malaria in naturally acquired immunity. However, the process of early-life development of complement-fixing antibodies in infants, both in comparison to their respective mothers and to other immune...

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Main Authors: Susanne E. Mortazavi, Allan Lugaajju, Maria Nylander, Lena Danielsson, Muyideen Kolapo Tijani, James G. Beeson, Kristina E. M. Persson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1295543/full