PMID- 22984113 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130110 LR - 20220331 IS - 1537-6613 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1899 (Linking) VI - 206 IP - 11 DP - 2012 Dec 1 TI - High levels of immunoglobulin E autoantibody to 14-3-3 epsilon protein correlate with protection against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. PG - 1781-9 LID - 10.1093/infdis/jis595 [doi] AB - Plasmodium falciparum infection generally induces elevated total plasma levels of immunoglobulins, some of which recognize self- or parasite-specific antigens. To our knowledge, we are the first to report high levels of functional immunoglobulin E (IgE) autoantibodies recognizing brain 14-3-3 protein epsilon in asymptomatic P. falciparum malaria. 14-3-3 epsilon protein belongs to a family of proteins that binds to CD81, a member of the tetraspanin superfamily elicited in hepatocyte invasion by sporozoites. Levels of expression of 14-3-3 epsilon protein were found to be increased in vivo and in vitro during Plasmodium yoelii and P. falciparum intrahepatic development. Collectively, these results indicate that self-reactive IgE is produced during malaria. In addition, the negative correlation between levels of self-reactive IgE to 14-3-3 epsilon protein and parasitemia in asymptomatic malaria due to P. falciparum supports a role for these IgE molecules in defense mechanisms, probably by interfering with development of liver-stage parasites through the CD81 pathway. FAU - Duarte, Joana AU - Duarte J AD - Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, LEA CNRS-IGC, Oeiras, Portugal. FAU - Herbert, Fabien AU - Herbert F FAU - Guiyedi, Vincent AU - Guiyedi V FAU - Franetich, Jean-Francois AU - Franetich JF FAU - Roland, Jacques AU - Roland J FAU - Cazenave, Pierre-Andre AU - Cazenave PA FAU - Mazier, Dominique AU - Mazier D FAU - Kombila, Maryvonne AU - Kombila M FAU - Fesel, Constantin AU - Fesel C FAU - Pied, Sylviane AU - Pied S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120914 PL - United States TA - J Infect Dis JT - The Journal of infectious diseases JID - 0413675 RN - 0 (14-3-3 Proteins) RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Autoantigens) RN - 0 (YWHAE protein, human) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - 14-3-3 Proteins/genetics/*immunology/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Anopheles/parasitology MH - Autoantibodies/*blood MH - Autoantigens MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/*blood MH - Infant MH - Liver/parasitology MH - Malaria, Falciparum/*immunology/pathology MH - Plasmodium falciparum/immunology/physiology MH - Plasmodium yoelii/immunology/physiology EDAT- 2012/09/18 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/11 06:00 CRDT- 2012/09/18 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [medline] AID - jis595 [pii] AID - 10.1093/infdis/jis595 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 1;206(11):1781-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis595. Epub 2012 Sep 14.