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  • Title: Plasmodium falciparum: characterization of a 33-kDa soluble antigen.
    Author: Ramos MI, Omata Y, Igarashi M, Nakabayashi T.
    Journal: Exp Parasitol; 1989 Apr; 68(3):297-307. PubMed ID: 2467824.
    Abstract:
    A 33-kDa soluble antigen identified in the culture supernatant by patient serum and monoclonal antibodies was present in rings, trophozoites, schizonts, and merozoites of Plasmodium falciparum. The antigen which is released into the culture supernatant by growing parasites was also observed in the host cells of trophozoites and schizonts and could be localized on the host cell surface. Its specificity for the surface of trophozoites and schizonts was observed to decrease with increased duration without subculture. The antigen could then be detected on the surface of noninfected erythrocytes. The antigenicity of the 33-kDa antigen was destroyed by heating at 65 degrees C. Monoclonal and polyclonal specific antibodies weakly inhibited parasite growth in vitro. The antigen was present in both knob positive and knob negative parasites in all the P. falciparum isolates tested.
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