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Despite the fact that recent efforts to control/eradicate malaria have contributed to a significant decrease in the number of cases and deaths, the disease remains a global health challenge. Vaccines based on mosquito salivary gland antigens are a potential approach for reducing vector populations and malaria parasites. TheAnopheles AGAP007752gene encodes for a glucose transporter that is upregulated duringPlasmodiuminfection, and its knockdown decreases the number of sporozoites in mosquito salivary glands. These results together with the fact that glucose is a vital source of energy suggested that a glucose transporter is a candidate protective antigen for the control of mosquito infestations andPlasmodiuminfection. To address this hypothesis, herein we investigate the effect of mice vaccination with an immunogenic peptide from mosquito glucose transporter onAnopheles stephensifitness andPlasmodium bergheiinfection. We showed that vaccination with a peptide of glucose transporter reduced mosquito survival by 5% when compared to controls. However, the reduction inPlasmodiuminfection was not significant in mosquitoes fed on vaccinated mice. The effect of the peptide vaccination on mosquito survival is important to reduce infestation by malaria vectors. These results support further research on developing glucose transporter-based vaccines to reduce mosquito fitness.
570, Plasmodium berghei, Vaccination, Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative, Malaria, Mice, Anopheles, Animals, Insect Proteins, Pest Control, Biological, Research Article
570, Plasmodium berghei, Vaccination, Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative, Malaria, Mice, Anopheles, Animals, Insect Proteins, Pest Control, Biological, Research Article
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