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Table 1 Immunization protocol

From: Induction of strain-transcendent antibodies to placental-type isolates with VAR2CSA DBL3 or DBL5 recombinant proteins

Immunogen VAR2CSA

Animal

Number of injections1

Vaccination doses (μg)

    

Prime 2

Boost 3

DBL1

7G8

3 rabbits 4

5

100

100

  

3 rats

4

20

20

 

IT4

2 rabbits 5

6

500

250

DBL3

7G8

3 rats

4

20

20

 

IT4

3 rabbits

4

50

50

DBL4 short

IT4

3 rats

4

20

20

  

2 rabbits 5

6

500

250

DBL4 long

7G8

3 rats

4

20

20

 

IT4

3 rats

4

20

20

DBL4+DBL5

7G8

3 rats

4

20+20

20+20

DBL5

7G8

3 rabbits 4

5

100

100

  

3 rats

4

20

20

 

IT4

3 rabbits 4

5

25

25

 

3D7

3 rabbits 4

5

50

50

  

3 rats

4

20

20

DBL6

7G8

3 rats

4

20

20

 

IT4

2 rabbits 5

6

500

250

  

3 rats

4

20

20

Immunogen control var22

   

DBL3

IT4

3 rabbits 4

5

50

50

  

3 rats

4

20

20

  1. 1. Animals were immunized subcutaneously
  2. 2. Recombinant protein in Complete Freund's adjuvant
  3. 3. Recombinant protein in Incomplete Freund's adjuvant
  4. 4. As previously published [30]
  5. 5. As previously published [29]