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作者: Roberts, Rachel ; Drammeh, Abdoulie ; Tamara, Casimir ; Sirima, Sodiomon B ; Diarra, Amidou ; Nébié, Issa ; Ouedraogo, Oumarou ; Sanou, Guillaume S ; Leroy, Odile ; Lawrie, Alison M ; Yaro, Jean Baptiste ; Anagnostou, Nicholas A ; Ouedraogo, Mirielle ; Jagne, Ya Jankey ; Bejon, Philip ; Duncan, Christopher Ja ; Imoukhuede, Egeruan B ; Nicosia, Alfredo ; Bojang, Kalifa ; Flanagan, Katie L ; Afolabi, Muhammed O ; Cortese, Riccardo ; Bliss, Carly ; Hill, Adrian Vs ; Njie-Jobe, Jainaba ; Adetifa, Uche J ; Viebig, Nicola K ; Ewer, Katie J ; Kampman, Beate ; Tiono, Alfred B ; Ouedraogo, Nicolas ; Hodgson, Susanne H
Malaria remains a significant global health burden and a vaccine would make a substantial contribution to malaria control. Chimpanzee Adenovirus 63 Modified Vaccinia Ankara Multiple epitope thrombospondin adhesion protein (ME-TRAP) and vaccination has shown significant efficacy against malaria sporozoite challenge in malaria-naive European volunteers and against malaria infection in Kenyan adults. Infants are the target age group for malaria vaccination; however, no studies have yet assessed T-cell responses in children and infants. We enrolled 138 Gambian and Burkinabe children in four different age-groups: 2-6 years old in The Gambia; 5-17 months old in Burkina Faso; 5-12 months old, and also 10 weeks old, in The Gambia; and evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of Chimpanzee Adenovirus 63 Modified Vaccinia Ankara ME-TRAP heterologous prime-boost immunization. The vaccines were well tolerated in all age groups with no vaccine-related serious adverse events. T-cell responses to vaccination peaked 7 days after boosting with Modified Vaccinia Ankara, with T-cell responses highest in 10 week-old infants. Heterologous prime-boost immunization with Chimpanzee Adenovirus 63 and Modified Vaccinia Ankara ME-TRAP was well tolerated in infants and children, inducing strong T-cell responses. We identify an approach that induces potent T-cell responses in infants, which may be useful for preventing other infectious diseases requiring cellular immunity.