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Rodenhuis-Zybert IA, van der Schaar HM, da Silva Voorham JM, van der Ende-Metselaar H, Lei HY, Wilschut J, Smit JM. Immature dengue virus: a veiled pathogen? PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000718. [PMID: 20062797 PMCID: PMC2798752 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cells infected with dengue virus release a high proportion of immature prM-containing virions. In accordance, substantial levels of prM antibodies are found in sera of infected humans. Furthermore, it has been recently described that the rates of prM antibody responses are significantly higher in patients with secondary infection compared to those with primary infection. This suggests that immature dengue virus may play a role in disease pathogenesis. Interestingly, however, numerous functional studies have revealed that immature particles lack the ability to infect cells. In this report, we show that fully immature dengue particles become highly infectious upon interaction with prM antibodies. We demonstrate that prM antibodies facilitate efficient binding and cell entry of immature particles into Fc-receptor-expressing cells. In addition, enzymatic activity of furin is critical to render the internalized immature virus infectious. Together, these data suggest that during a secondary infection or primary infection of infants born to dengue-immune mothers, immature particles have the potential to be highly infectious and hence may contribute to the development of severe disease.
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- Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Blaney JE, Durbin AP, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS. Targeted mutagenesis as a rational approach to dengue virus vaccine development. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 338:145-58. [PMID: 19802584 PMCID: PMC3405492 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02215-9_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The recombinant dengue virus type 4 (rDEN4) vaccine candidate, rDEN4Delta30, was found to be highly infectious, immunogenic and safe in human volunteers. At the highest dose (10(5) PFU) evaluated in volunteers, 25% of the vaccinees had mild elevations in liver enzymes that were rarely seen at lower doses. Here, we describe the generation and selection of additional mutations that were introduced into rDEN4Delta30 to further attenuate the virus in animal models and ultimately human vaccinees. Based on the elevated liver enzymes associated with the 10(5) PFU dose of rDEN4Delta30 and the known involvement of liver infection in dengue virus pathogenesis, a large panel of mutant viruses was screened for level of replication in the HuH-7 human hepatoma cell line, a surrogate for human liver cells and selected viruses were further analyzed for level of viremia in SCID-HuH-7 mice. It was hypothesized that rDEN4Delta30 derivatives with restricted replication in vitro and in vivo in HuH-7 human liver cells would be restricted in replication in the liver of vaccinees. Two mutations identified by this screen, NS3 4995 and NS5 200,201, were separately introduced into rDEN4Delta30 and found to further attenuate the vaccine candidate for SCID-HuH-7 mice and rhesus monkeys while retaining sufficient immunogenicity in rhesus monkeys to confer protection. In humans, the rDEN4Delta30-200,201 vaccine candidate administered at 10(5) PFU exhibited greatly reduced viremia, high infectivity and lacked liver toxicity while inducing serum neutralizing antibody at a level comparable to that observed in volunteers immunized with rDEN4Delta30. Clinical studies of rDEN4Delta30-4995 are ongoing.
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- Joseph E Blaney
- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 33 North Drive, Room 3W10A, Bethesda, MD 20892-3203, USA
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INTRODUCTION Dengue is a vector-borne viral infection that endangers an estimated 2.5 billion people. Disease caused by dengue ranges from a relatively minor febrile illness to a life-threatening condition characterized by extensive capillary leak. A greater understanding of dengue has the potential to improve both the clinical management of individual cases and the control of the disease. SOURCES OF DATA We searched the available literature using PubMed, Embase and Web of Science for relevant articles and abstracts. AREAS OF AGREEMENT Addressing our gaps in the understanding of disease pathogenesis and improving our knowledge of dengue virus biology are necessary in order to develop tools to effectively control, diagnose and treat the disease. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY The pathogenesis of dengue is multifactorial and depends on both host and virus factors. A more integrated understanding of disease pathogenesis is necessary. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH There are many questions related to disease pathogenesis, development of diagnostics, drug and vaccine development and individual case management that need addressing if the disease is to be successfully tackled.
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Mehlhop E, Nelson S, Jost CA, Gorlatov S, Johnson S, Fremont DH, Diamond MS, Pierson TC. Complement protein C1q reduces the stoichiometric threshold for antibody-mediated neutralization of West Nile virus. Cell Host Microbe 2009; 6:381-91. [PMID: 19837377 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Virus neutralization is governed by the number of antibodies that bind a virion during the cellular entry process. Cellular and serum factors that interact with antibodies have the potential to modulate neutralization potency. Although the addition of serum complement can increase the neutralizing activity of antiviral antibodies in vitro, the mechanism and significance of this augmented potency in vivo remain uncertain. Herein, we show that the complement component C1q increases the potency of antibodies against West Nile virus by modulating the stoichiometric requirements for neutralization. The addition of C1q does not result in virolysis but instead reduces the number of antibodies that must bind the virion to neutralize infectivity. For IgG subclasses that bind C1q avidly, this reduced stoichiometric threshold falls below the minimal number of antibodies required for antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection of cells expressing Fc-gamma receptors (CD32) and explains how C1q restricts the ADE of flavivirus infection.
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- Erin Mehlhop
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Nielsen DG. The relationship of interacting immunological components in dengue pathogenesis. Virol J 2009; 6:211. [PMID: 19941667 PMCID: PMC2789730 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-6-211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are over 50 million cases of dengue fever reported annually and approximately 2.5 billion people are at risk. Mild dengue fever presents with headache, fever, rash, myalgia, osteogenic pain, and lethargy. Severe disease can manifest as dengue shock syndrome (DSS) or dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Symptoms of DSS/DHF are leukopenia, low blood volume and pressure encephalitis, cold and sweaty skin, gastrointestinal bleeding, and spontaneous bleeding from gums and nose. Currently, there are no therapeutics available beyond supportive care and untreated complicated dengue fever can have a 50% mortality rate. According to WHO DSS/DHF is the leading cause of childhood mortality in some Asian countries. Dendritic cells are professional antigen presenting cells that are primary targets in a dengue infection. Dengue binds to Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule-3-Grabbing Non-integrin (DC-SIGN). DC-SIGN has a high affinity for ICAM3 which is expressed in activating T-cells. Previous studies have demonstrated an altered T-cell phenotype expressed in dengue infected patients that could be potentially mediated by dengue-infected DCs. Dengue is enhanced by three interacting components of the immune system. Dengue begins by infecting dendritic cells which in immature dendritic cells is mediated by DC-SIGN. In mature dendritic cells, antibodies can enhance dengue infection via Fc receptors. Downstream of dendritic cells T-cells become activated and generate the very cytokines implicated in vascular leak and shock in addition to activating effector cells. Both the virus and the antibodies are involved in release of complement and anaphylatoxins which can cause or exacerbate DHF/DSS. These systems are inextricable and strongly associated with dengue pathogenesis.
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- David G Nielsen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699, USA.
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Konishi E, Tabuchi Y, Yamanaka A. A simple assay system for infection-enhancing and -neutralizing antibodies to dengue type 2 virus using layers of semi-adherent K562 cells. J Virol Methods 2009; 163:360-7. [PMID: 19883692 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2009] [Revised: 10/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A simple alternative to the dengue antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) assay was established. The new assay method utilizes cells attached to microplate wells, thereby eliminating cumbersome procedures typical of the conventional ADE assay that utilizes suspension cells. Semi-adherent K562 cells bearing the Fc-gamma receptor (Fc gammaR) were cultured on poly-L-lysine-coated plates. The procedure consisted of (i) preparation of a virus-antibody-cell mixture in wells, (ii) cultivation at 37 degrees C for 24 h and (iii) fixation and immunostaining to count infected cells. Using monoclonal antibodies against dengue type 2 virus, the new system correlated with three conventional systems. Additionally, K562 cells were employed in a neutralization test. For this purpose, the virus-antibody mixture was incubated at 37 degrees C for 2 h prior to the addition of cells. As expected, K562 cells provided lower neutralizing antibody titers than did a conventional neutralization test using Vero cells, which do not have Fc gammaR, in monoclonals showing both neutralizing and enhancing activities. Since antibodies are present in polyclonal form in circulation, neutralization tests using K562 cells are considered to reveal a more accurate in vivo status than those using Vero cells. Human sera, positive for dengue virus antibodies, showed neutralizing and enhancing activities in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Eiji Konishi
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of International Health, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan.
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Williams KL, Zompi S, Beatty PR, Harris E. A mouse model for studying dengue virus pathogenesis and immune response. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1171 Suppl 1:E12-23. [PMID: 19751398 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A small animal model for studying dengue disease is of critical importance to furthering many areas of dengue research, including host immunity, disease pathogenesis, and drug and vaccine development. Recent characterization of the AG129 mouse model has demonstrated it to be one of the only models at this time that permits infection by all four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV), supports replication in relevant cell and tissue types comparable to human infection, and allows antibody-mediated protection and enhancement of DENV infection. Thus, this model enables testing hypotheses arising from epidemiological observations and in vitro experiments in an in vivo system with a functional adaptive immune response. This review provides a brief overview of the development of a mouse model of DENV infection, describes the work completed to date characterizing the AG129 model, and examines several of the unanswered questions remaining in the field.
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- Katherine L Williams
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7354, USA
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Rodrigo WWSI, Block OKT, Lane C, Sukupolvi-Petty S, Goncalvez AP, Johnson S, Diamond MS, Lai CJ, Rose RC, Jin X, Schlesinger JJ. Dengue virus neutralization is modulated by IgG antibody subclass and Fcgamma receptor subtype. Virology 2009; 394:175-82. [PMID: 19833371 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Revised: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Severe dengue virus (DENV) infection is epidemiologically linked to pre-existing anti-DENV antibodies acquired by maternal transfer or primary infection. A possible explanation is that DENV immune complexes evade neutralization by engaging Fcgamma receptors (FcgammaR) on monocytes, natural targets for DENV in humans. Using epitope-matched humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and stable FcgammaR-transfected CV-1 cells, we found that DENV neutralization by IgG1, IgG3, and IgG4 mAbs was enhanced in high-affinity FcgammaRIA transfectants and diminished in low-affinity FcgammaRIIA transfectants, whereas neutralization by IgG2 mAbs (low-affinity ligands for both FcgammaRs) was diminished equally. In FcgammaR-negative Vero cells, IgG3 mAbs exhibited the strongest neutralizing activity and IgG2, the weakest. Our results demonstrate that DENV neutralization is modulated by the Fc region in an IgG subclass manner, likely through effects on virion and FcgammaR binding. Thus, the IgG antibody subclass profile generated by DENV infection or vaccination may independently influence the magnitude of the neutralizing response.
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- W W Shanaka I Rodrigo
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Martín J, Hermida L, Castro J, Lazo L, Martínez R, Gil L, Romero Y, Puente P, Zaragoza S, Cosme K, Guzmán MG, Cardosa J, Guillén G. Viremia and antibody response in green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) infected with dengue virus type 2: a potential model for vaccine testing. Microbiol Immunol 2009; 53:216-23. [PMID: 19714858 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The increasingly limited availability and high cost of the hitherto most commonly used monkey species in dengue vaccine research has augmented the importance of identifying alternative suitable models for these studies. In this study we examined the capacity of green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) to develop dengue viremia, and thus provide a potential model for dengue vaccine testing. Monkeys were inoculated with two different doses of dengue virus type 2. All animals in both groups became viremic after inoculation of the virus. In the lower dose group, mean viremia duration of 5.66 days was detected, whereas in the group that received the 106 PFU dose, viremia had a mean duration of only 1.66 days. Antibody titers were similar to those obtained in previous experiments with rhesus and cynomolgus macaques. We conclude that green monkeys develop viremia and antibody responses and therefore provide a potential model for the preclinical evaluation of novel candidates for dengue vaccines.
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- Jorge Martín
- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 6, 10600, Cuba.
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Wahala WMPB, Kraus AA, Haymore LB, Accavitti-Loper MA, de Silva AM. Dengue virus neutralization by human immune sera: role of envelope protein domain III-reactive antibody. Virology 2009; 392:103-13. [PMID: 19631955 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dengue viruses (DENV) are the etiological agents of dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). The DENV complex consists of four closely related viruses designated DENV serotypes 1 through 4. Although infection with one serotype induces cross reactive antibody to all 4 serotypes, the long-term protective antibody response is restricted to the serotype responsible for infection. Cross reactive antibodies appear to enhance infection during a second infection with a different serotype. The goal of the present study was to characterize the binding specificity and functional properties of human DENV immune sera. The study focused on domain III of the viral envelope protein (EDIII), as this region has a well characterized epitope that is recognized by strongly neutralizing serotype-specific mouse monoclonal antibodies (Mabs). Our results demonstrate that EDIII-reactive antibodies are present in primary and secondary DENV immune human sera. Human antibodies bound to a serotype specific epitope on EDIII after primary infection and a serotype cross reactive epitope on EDIII after secondary infection. However, EDIII binding antibodies constituted only a small fraction of the total antibody in immune sera binding to DENV. Studies with complete and EDIII antibody depleted human immune sera demonstrated that EDIII binding antibodies play a minor role in DENV neutralization. We propose that human antibodies directed to other epitopes on the virus are primarily responsible for DENV neutralization. Our results have implications for understanding protective immunity following natural DENV infection and for evaluating DENV vaccines.
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- W M P B Wahala
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, CB#7290 University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Pinna D, Corti D, Jarrossay D, Sallusto F, Lanzavecchia A. Clonal dissection of the human memory B-cell repertoire following infection and vaccination. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:1260-70. [PMID: 19404981 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200839129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The analysis of the human memory B-cell repertoire is of both fundamental and practical significance. We developed a simple method for the selective activation of memory B cells in total fresh or frozen PBMC using a combination of R848 and IL-2. In these conditions, 30-40% of memory B cells generated clones producing on average 200 ng IgG in 10 days. This method was used to measure the frequency of antigen-specific memory B cells as well as the fine specificity, cross-reactivity and neutralizing activity of the secreted antibodies. Following influenza vaccination, specific B cells expanded dramatically, reaching up to 50% of total clonable memory B cells on day 14. Specific B-cell expansions were detected also in individuals that did not show a significant serological response. Dynamic changes and persistence of B cells specific for a variety of pathogens were documented in serial PBMC samples collected over almost two decades. These results reveal novel aspects of memory B-cell kinetics and provide a powerful tool to monitor immune responses following infection and vaccination.
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- Debora Pinna
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Weaver SC, Vasilakis N. Molecular evolution of dengue viruses: contributions of phylogenetics to understanding the history and epidemiology of the preeminent arboviral disease. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2009; 9:523-40. [PMID: 19460319 PMCID: PMC3609037 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Revised: 02/04/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most important arboviral pathogens in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world, putting at risk of infection nearly a third of the global human population. Evidence from the historical record suggests a long association between these viruses and humans. The transmission of DENV includes a sylvatic, enzootic cycle between nonhuman primates and arboreal mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, and an urban, endemic/epidemic cycle between Aedes aegypti, a mosquito with larval development in peridomestic water containers, and human reservoir hosts. DENV are members of the genus Flavivirus in the Family Flaviviridae and comprise of 4 antigenically distinct serotypes (DENV-1-4). Although they are nearly identical epidemiologically, the 4 DENV serotypes are genetically quite distinct. Utilization of phylogenetic analyses based on partial and/or complete genomic sequences has elucidated the origins, epidemiology (genetic diversity, transmission dynamics and epidemic potential), and the forces that shape DENV molecular evolution (rates of evolution, selection pressures, population sizes, putative recombination and evolutionary constraints) in nature. In this review, we examine how phylogenetics have improved understanding of DENV population dynamics and sizes at various stages of infection and transmission, and how this information may influence pathogenesis and improve our ability to understand and predict DENV emergence.
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- Scott C Weaver
- Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA.
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Kanakaratne N, Wahala WMPB, Messer WB, Tissera HA, Shahani A, Abeysinghe N, de-Silva AM, Gunasekera M. Severe dengue epidemics in Sri Lanka, 2003-2006. Emerg Infect Dis 2009; 15:192-9. [PMID: 19193262 PMCID: PMC2662655 DOI: 10.3201/eid1502.080926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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One-sentence summary for table of contents: Changes in transmission dynamics and virus genes are likely increasing emergence of severe epidemics in this country. Recent emergence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Indian subcontinent has been well documented in Sri Lanka. We compare recent (2003–2006) and past (1980–1997) dengue surveillance data for Sri Lanka. The 4 dengue virus (DENV) serotypes have been cocirculating in Sri Lanka for >30 years. Over this period, a new genotype of DENV-1 has replaced an old genotype. Moreover, new clades of DENV-3 genotype III viruses have replaced older clades. Emergence of new clades of DENV-3 in 1989 and 2000 coincided with abrupt increases in the number of reported dengue cases, implicating this serotype in severe epidemics. In 1980–1997, most reported dengue cases were in children. Recent epidemics have been characterized by many cases in children and adults. Changes in local transmission dynamics and genetic changes in DENV-3 are likely increasing emergence of severe dengue epidemics in Sri Lanka.
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Takano T, Kawakami C, Yamada S, Satoh R, Hohdatsu T. Antibody-dependent enhancement occurs upon re-infection with the identical serotype virus in feline infectious peritonitis virus infection. J Vet Med Sci 2009; 70:1315-21. [PMID: 19122397 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) is classified into serotype I and serotype II according to the amino acid sequence of its spike(S) protein. Antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) of macrophage infection occurs in the presence of antibodies to FIPV S protein, and a close relationship between ADE and neutralizing epitopes has been reported. The importance of differences in FIPV serotype on the induction of ADE remains unclear. In this study, we investigated whether the same or different serotype of FIPV induces ADE in cats. Specific pathogen-free cats were passively immunized with anti-type I or II FIPV antibodies, and we investigated the induction of ADE following subcutaneous inoculation with type I FIPV. Inoculation using FIPV serotype I enhanced the onset of FIP in cats passively immunized with FIPV serotype I-specific antibodies but not in those passively immunized with antibodies to FIPV serotype II. These data suggest that re-infection with the same serotype induces ADE in cats infected with FIPV.
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- Tomomi Takano
- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan
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Crill WD, Hughes HR, Delorey MJ, Chang GJJ. Humoral immune responses of dengue fever patients using epitope-specific serotype-2 virus-like particle antigens. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4991. [PMID: 19337372 PMCID: PMC2659788 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) is a serious mosquito-borne pathogen causing significant global disease burden, either as classic dengue fever (DF) or in its most severe manifestation dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of dengue disease and there are estimated to be millions of infections annually; a situation which will continue to worsen with increasing expansion of the mosquito vectors and epidemic DF/DHF. Currently there are no available licensed vaccines or antivirals for dengue, although significant effort has been directed toward the development of safe and efficacious dengue vaccines for over 30 years. Promising vaccine candidates are in development and testing phases, but a better understanding of immune responses to DENV infection and vaccination is needed. Humoral immune responses to DENV infection are complex and may exacerbate pathogenicity, yet are essential for immune protection. In this report, we develop DENV-2 envelope (E) protein epitope-specific antigens and measure immunoglobulin responses to three distinct epitopes in DENV-2 infected human serum samples. Immunoglobulin responses to DENV-2 infection exhibited significant levels of individual variation. Antibody populations targeting broadly cross-reactive epitopes centered on the fusion peptide in structural domain II were large, highly variable, and greater in primary than in secondary DENV-2 infected sera. E protein domain III cross-reactive immunoglobulin populations were similarly variable and much larger in IgM than in IgG. DENV-2 specific domain III IgG formed a very small proportion of the antibody response yet was significantly correlated with DENV-2 neutralization, suggesting that the highly protective IgG recognizing this epitope in murine studies plays a role in humans as well. This report begins to tease apart complex humoral immune responses to DENV infection and is thus important for improving our understanding of dengue disease and immunological correlates of protection, relevant to DENV vaccine development and testing.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antibodies, Viral/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Viral/chemistry
- Antibodies, Viral/immunology
- Antigens, Viral/chemistry
- Antigens, Viral/immunology
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Dengue/immunology
- Epitope Mapping
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Epitopes/immunology
- Humans
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein Conformation
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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- Wayne D Crill
- Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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van der Schaar HM, Wilschut JC, Smit JM. Role of antibodies in controlling dengue virus infection. Immunobiology 2009; 214:613-29. [PMID: 19261353 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The incidence and disease burden of arthropod-borne flavivirus infections have dramatically increased during the last decades due to major societal and economic changes, including massive urbanization, lack of vector control, travel, and international trade. Specifically, in the case of dengue virus (DENV), the geographical spread of all four serotypes throughout the subtropical regions of the world has led to larger and more severe outbreaks. Many studies have established that recovery from infection by one DENV serotype provides immunity against that serotype, whereas reinfection with another serotype may result in severe disease. Pre-existing antibodies thus play a critical role in controlling viral infection. Both neutralization and enhancement of DENV infection by antibodies are thought to be related to the natural route of viral entry into cells. In this review, we will describe the current knowlegde on the mechanisms involved in flavivirus cell entry and discuss how antibodies may influence the course of infection towards neutralization or enhancement of viral disease.
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- Hilde M van der Schaar
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Tomlinson SM, Malmstrom RD, Russo A, Mueller N, Pang YP, Watowich SJ. Structure-based discovery of dengue virus protease inhibitors. Antiviral Res 2009; 82:110-4. [PMID: 19428601 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2009.02.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 01/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Dengue virus belongs to the family Flaviviridae and is a major emerging pathogen for which the development of vaccines and antiviral therapy has seen little success. The NS3 viral protease is a potential target for antiviral drugs since it is required for virus replication. The goal of this study was to identify novel dengue virus (type 2; DEN2V) protease inhibitors for eventual development as effective anti-flaviviral drugs. The EUDOC docking program was used to computationally screen a small-molecule library for compounds that dock into the P1 pocket and the catalytic site of the DEN2V NS3 protease domain apo-structure [Murthy, K., Clum, S., Padmanabhan, R., 1999. Crystal structure and insights into interaction of the active site with substrates by molecular modeling and structural analysis of mutational effects. J. Biol. Chem. 274, 5573-5580] and the Bowman-Birk inhibitor-bound structure [Murthy, K., Judge, K., DeLucas, L., Padmanabhan, R., 2000. Crystal structure of dengue virus NS3 protease in complex with a Bowman-Birk inhibitor: implications for flaviviral polyprotein processing and drug design. J. Mol. Biol. 301, 759-767]. The top 20 computer-identified hits that demonstrated the most favorable scoring "energies" were selected for in vitro assessment of protease inhibition. Preliminary protease activity assays demonstrated that more than half of the tested compounds were soluble and exhibited in vitro inhibition of the DEN2V protease. Two of these compounds also inhibited viral replication in cell culture experiments, and thus are promising compounds for further development.
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- Suzanne M Tomlinson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, United States
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Coffey LL, Mertens E, Brehin AC, Fernandez-Garcia MD, Amara A, Després P, Sakuntabhai A. Human genetic determinants of dengue virus susceptibility. Microbes Infect 2009; 11:143-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Umareddy I, Tang KF, Vasudevan SG, Devi S, Hibberd ML, Gu F. Dengue virus regulates type I interferon signalling in a strain-dependent manner in human cell lines. J Gen Virol 2009; 89:3052-3062. [PMID: 19008393 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/001594-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Outbreaks of dengue disease are constant threats to tropical and subtropical populations but range widely in severity, from mild to haemorrhagic fevers, for reasons that are still elusive. We investigated the interferon (IFN) response in infected human cell lines A549 and HepG2, using two strains (NGC and TSV01) of dengue serotype 2 (DEN2) and found that the two viruses exhibited a marked difference in inducing type I IFN response. While TSV01 infection led to activation of type I antiviral genes such as EIF2AK2 (PKR), OAS, ADAR and MX, these responses were absent in NGC-infected cells. Biochemical analysis revealed that NGC but not TSV01 suppressed STAT-1 and STAT-2 activation in response to type I IFN (alpha and beta). However, these two strains did not differ in their response to type II IFN (gamma). Although unable to suppress IFN signalling, TSV01 infection caused a weaker IFN-beta induction compared with NGC, suggesting an alternative mechanism of innate immune escape. We extended our study to clinical isolates of various serotypes and found that while MY10245 (DEN2) and MY22713 (DEN4) could suppress the IFN response in a similar fashion to NGC, three other strains of dengue [EDEN167 (DEN1), MY02569 (DEN1) and MY10340 (DEN2)] were unable to suppress the IFN response, suggesting that this difference is strain-dependent but not serotype-specific. Our report indicates the existence of a strain-specific virulence factor that may impact on disease severity.
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- Indira Umareddy
- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, 10, Biopolis Road, #05-01 Chromos, 138670, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, 60, Biopolis Road, #02-01, Genome, 138672, Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, 10, Biopolis Road, #05-01 Chromos, 138670, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, 60, Biopolis Road, #02-01, Genome, 138672, Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, 10, Biopolis Road, #05-01 Chromos, 138670, Singapore
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Widman DG, Frolov I, Mason PW. Third-generation flavivirus vaccines based on single-cycle, encapsidation-defective viruses. Adv Virus Res 2009; 72:77-126. [PMID: 19081489 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(08)00402-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Flaviviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens that cause significant disease on all continents of the world except Antarctica. Flavivirus diseases are particularly important in tropical regions where arthropod vectors are abundant. Live-attenuated virus vaccines (LAVs) and inactivated virus vaccines (INVs) exist for some of these diseases. LAVs are economical to produce and potent, but are not suitable for use in the immunocompromised. INVs are safer, but are more expensive to produce and less potent. Despite the success of both classes of these first-generation flavivirus vaccines, problems associated with their use indicate a need for improved products. Furthermore, there are no suitable vaccines available for important emerging flavivirus diseases, notably dengue and West Nile encephalitis (WNE). To address these needs, new products, including LAVs, INVs, viral-vectored, genetically engineered LAVs, naked DNA, and subunit vaccines are in various stages of development. Here we describe the current state of these first- and second-generation vaccine candidates, and compare these products to our recently described single-cycle, encapsidation defective flavivirus vaccine: RepliVAX. RepliVAX can be propagated in C-expressing cells (or as a unique two-component virus) using methods similar to those used to produce today's economical and potent LAVs. However, due to deletion of most of the gene for the C protein, RepliVAX cannot spread between normal cells, and is unable to cause disease in vaccinated animals. Nevertheless, RepliVAX is potent and efficacious in animal models for WNE and Japanese encephalitis, demonstrating its utility as a third-generation flavivirus vaccine that should be potent, economical to produce, and safe in the immunocompromised.
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- Douglas G Widman
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
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Live chimeric and inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccines differ in their cross-protective values against Murray Valley encephalitis virus. J Virol 2008; 83:2436-45. [PMID: 19109382 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02273-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) serocomplex, which also includes Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), is a group of antigenically closely related, mosquito-borne flaviviruses that are responsible for severe encephalitic disease in humans. While vaccines against the prominent members of this serocomplex are available or under development, it is unlikely that they will be produced specifically against those viruses which cause less-frequent disease, such as MVEV. Here we have evaluated the cross-protective values of an inactivated JEV vaccine (JE-VAX) and a live chimeric JEV vaccine (ChimeriVax-JE) against MVEV in two mouse models of flaviviral encephalitis. We show that (i) a three-dose vaccination schedule with JE-VAX provides cross-protective immunity, albeit only partial in the more severe challenge model; (ii) a single dose of ChimeriVax-JE gives complete protection in both challenge models; (iii) the cross-protective immunity elicited with ChimeriVax-JE is durable (>or=5 months) and broad (also giving protection against West Nile virus); (iv) humoral and cellular immunities elicited with ChimeriVax-JE contribute to protection against lethal challenge with MVEV; (v) ChimeriVax-JE remains fully attenuated in immunodeficient mice lacking type I and type II interferon responses; and (vi) immunization with JE-VAX, but not ChimeriVax-JE, can prime heterologous infection enhancement in recipients of vaccination on a low-dose schedule, designed to mimic vaccine failure or waning of vaccine-induced immunity. Our results suggest that the live chimeric JEV vaccine will protect against other viruses belonging to the JEV serocomplex, consistent with the observation of cross-protection following live virus infections.
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Leng CH, Liu SJ, Tsai JP, Li YS, Chen MY, Liu HH, Lien SP, Yueh A, Hsiao KN, Lai LW, Liu FC, Chong P, Chen HW. A novel dengue vaccine candidate that induces cross-neutralizing antibodies and memory immunity. Microbes Infect 2008; 11:288-95. [PMID: 19114121 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Revised: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel dengue vaccine candidate comprised of a consensus dengue virus envelope protein domain III (cED III) was developed to fight against dengue virus infection. The amino acid sequence of this novel cED III was obtained by alignment of amino acid sequences from different isolates of the four serotypes of dengue viruses. A proof-of-concept study demonstrated that BALB/c mice immunized with the recombinant cED III developed neutralizing antibodies against all serotypes of dengue virus. Moreover, formulation of recombinant cED III with aluminum phosphate could induce long-lasting antibody responses and anamnestic neutralizing antibody responses following challenge with dengue virus at week 28 after priming. These results demonstrate the possibility of developing a single tetravalent vaccine against dengue viral infections.
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- Chih-Hsiang Leng
- Vaccine Research and Development Center, National Health Research Institute, No. 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan
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B-cell activation in cats with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) by FIP-virus-induced B-cell differentiation/survival factors. Arch Virol 2008; 154:27-35. [PMID: 19043660 PMCID: PMC7087278 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-008-0265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It has been suggested that antibody overproduction plays a role in the pathogenesis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). However, only a few studies on the B-cell activation mechanism after FIP virus (FIPV) infection have been reported. The present study shows that: (1) the ratio of peripheral blood sIg+ CD21− B-cells was higher in cats with FIP than in SPF cats, (2) the albumin-to-globulin ratio has negative correlation with the ratio of peripheral blood sIg+ CD21− B-cell, (3) cells strongly expressing mRNA of the plasma cell master gene, B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 (Blimp-1), were increased in peripheral blood in cats with FIP, (4) mRNA expression of B-cell differentiation/survival factors, IL-6, CD40 ligand, and B-cell-activating factor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF), was enhanced in macrophages in cats with FIP, and (5) mRNAs of these B-cell differentiation/survival factors were overexpressed in antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE)-induced macrophages. These data suggest that virus-infected macrophages overproduce B-cell differentiation/survival factors, and these factors act on B-cells and promote B-cell differentiation into plasma cells in FIPV-infected cats.
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Ansarah-Sobrinho C, Nelson S, Jost CA, Whitehead SS, Pierson TC. Temperature-dependent production of pseudoinfectious dengue reporter virus particles by complementation. Virology 2008; 381:67-74. [PMID: 18801552 PMCID: PMC3428711 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus responsible for 50 to 100 million human infections each year, highlighting the need for a safe and effective vaccine. In this study, we describe the production of pseudoinfectious DENV reporter virus particles (RVPs) using two different genetic complementation approaches, including the creation of cell lines that release reporter viruses in an inducible fashion. In contrast to studies with West Nile virus (WNV), production of infectious DENV RVPs was temperature-dependent; the yield of infectious DENV RVPs at 37 degrees C is significantly reduced in comparison to experiments conducted at lower temperatures or with WNV. This reflects both a significant reduction in the rate of infectious DENV RVP release over time, and the more rapid decay of infectious DENV RVPs at 37 degrees C. Optimized production approaches allow the production of DENV RVPs with titers suitable for the study of DENV entry, assembly, and the analysis of the humoral immune response of infected and vaccinated individuals.
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- Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho
- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Alvarez M, Pavon-Oro A, Rodriguez-Roche R, Bernardo L, Morier L, Sanchez L, Alvarez AM, Guzmán MG. Neutralizing antibody response variation against dengue 3 strains. J Med Virol 2008; 80:1783-9. [PMID: 18712848 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To evaluate the neutralizing antibody activity of a human sera panel against seven strains of the homotypic virus. Sera were collected from DENV-3 immune individuals. Two DENV-3 genotypes and strains isolated at different time-points during the 2000 and 2001-2002 Havana epidemics were included. A panel of 20 late convalescent sera collected 16-18 months after acute illness from DF and DHF patients are studied. These individuals were infected during the 2001-2002 Havana DENV-3 epidemic. All but four sera collected from DF cases had a secondary DENV-1/DENV-3 infection. Sera neutralizing antibody titer against the seven DENV-3 strains were determined by plaque reduction neutralization technique. Sera samples were tested simultaneously. Studied sera showed higher levels of neutralizing antibodies to DENV-3 strains of genotype III compared to genotype V. Interesting, higher levels of neutralizing antibodies were detected to DENV-3 strain isolated at the end of the epidemic 2001-2002. An increased tendency of GMT of neutralizing antibodies according to epidemic evolution was observed for the 2001-2002 outbreak. In general, antibody levels in sera collected from DF cases were higher. Differences in the neutralization capacity of immune DENV-3 sera tested against two homologous genotypes including strains of the same genotype are demonstrated. Observed results suggest that virus changed in the course of the epidemic. The implications of this finding in terms of dengue pathogenesis and vaccine development need to be considered.
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- Mayling Alvarez
- Department of Virology, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute, Havana, Cuba
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Chavez-Salinas S, Ceballos-Olvera I, Reyes-Del Valle J, Medina F, Del Angel RM. Heat shock effect upon dengue virus replication into U937 cells. Virus Res 2008; 138:111-8. [PMID: 18809444 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2008] [Revised: 08/26/2008] [Accepted: 08/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The molecules involved in dengue virus entry into human cells are currently unknown. We have previously shown that two surface heat shock proteins (Hsps), Hsp90 and Hsp70 are part of a receptor complex in monocytic cells. In the present report, the effect of heat shock (HS) on dengue virus infection is analyzed. We have documented a more than twofold increase in dengue virus infectivity after HS treatment in monocytic cells U937; this effect correlates mainly with an increase in viral entry due to a major presence of both Hsps on the surface of monocytic cells, particularly in membrane microdomains. Interestingly, since heat shock treatment at 6h post-infection also increased viral yields, it is likely that HS also modulates positively dengue virus replication.
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- Salvador Chavez-Salinas
- Departamento de Patología Experimental, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. I.P.N. 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México D.F. C.P. 07360, Mexico
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Hepatitis C virus association with peripheral blood B lymphocytes potentiates viral infection of liver-derived hepatoma cells. Blood 2008; 113:585-93. [PMID: 18838615 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-05-158824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) primarily replicates within the liver, leading to hepatitis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Infection is also associated with B-cell abnormalities, suggesting an association of the virus with B cells. The infectious JFH-1 strain of HCV can bind primary and immortalized B cells but fails to establish productive infection. However, B cell-associated virus readily infects hepatoma cells, showing an enhanced infectivity compared with extracellular virus. B cells express the viral receptors CD81, SR-BI, and the C-type lectins DC-SIGN and L-SIGN. Antibodies specific for SR-BI and DC-SIGN/L-SIGN reduced B-cell transinfection, supporting a role for these molecules in B-cell association with HCV. Stimulation of B cells with CD40 ligand and interleukin-4 promoted their ability to transinfect hepatoma cells. B cell-associated virus is resistant to trypsin proteolysis and HCV-specific neutralizing antibodies, consistent with particle internalization. HCV promoted the adhesion of primary B cells to Huh-7 hepatomas, providing a mechanism for B-cell retention in the infected liver. In summary, B cells may provide a vehicle for HCV to persist and transmit to the liver.
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Lin CF, Wan SW, Chen MC, Lin SC, Cheng CC, Chiu SC, Hsiao YL, Lei HY, Liu HS, Yeh TM, Lin YS. Liver injury caused by antibodies against dengue virus nonstructural protein 1 in a murine model. J Transl Med 2008; 88:1079-89. [PMID: 18679379 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2008.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Clinical manifestations of severe dengue diseases include thrombocytopenia, vascular leakage, and liver damage. Evidence shows that hepatic injury is involved in the pathogenesis of dengue infection; however, the mechanisms are not fully resolved. Our previous in vitro studies suggested a mechanism of molecular mimicry in which antibodies directed against dengue virus (DV) nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) cross-reacted with endothelial cells and caused inflammatory activation and apoptosis. In this study, the pathogenic effects of anti-DV NS1 antibodies were further examined in a murine model. We found, in liver sections, that anti-DV NS1 antibodies bound to naive mouse vessel endothelium and the binding activity was inhibited by preabsorption of antibodies with DV NS1. Active immunization with DV NS1 resulted in antibody deposition to liver vessel endothelium, and also apoptotic cell death of liver endothelium. Liver tissue damage was observed in DV NS1-immunized mice by histological examination. The serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were increased in mice either actively immunized with DV NS1 protein or passively immunized with antibodies obtained from DV NS1-immunized mice. Furthermore, histological examination revealed mononuclear phagocyte infiltration and cell apoptosis in mice passively immunized with antibodies obtained from mice immunized with DV NS1. Increased AST and ALT levels were observed in mice passively immunized with purified immunoglobulin G (IgG) from dengue patients compared with normal control human IgG-immunized mice. The increased AST and ALT levels were inhibited when dengue patient serum IgG was preabsorbed with DV NS1. In conclusion, active immunization with DV NS1 protein causes immune-mediated liver injury in mice. Passive immunization provides additional evidence that anti-DV NS1 antibodies may play a role in liver damage, which is a pathologic manifestation in dengue virus disease.
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- Chiou-Feng Lin
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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Huerta V, Chinea G, Fleitas N, Sarría M, Sánchez J, Toledo P, Padrón G. Characterization of the interaction of domain III of the envelope protein of dengue virus with putative receptors from CHO cells. Virus Res 2008; 137:225-34. [PMID: 18723056 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Revised: 07/04/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Domain III (DIII) of the envelope protein of dengue virus (DENV) contains structural determinants for the interaction with cellular receptors. In the present study a solid phase assay and recombinant fusion proteins containing DENV-DIII of serotypes 1 and 2 were used to study structural features of the interaction of the envelope protein with putative receptors present in the microsomal fraction of CHO cells. Recombinant fusion proteins showed specific interaction with proteins present in the microsomal fraction. Binding of the fusion proteins across the pH range of 5.5-8.0 resembled that of virus particles, peaking at pH 6.0. This suggests that the interaction of DIII with cell receptor(s) is strengthened at endosomal pH. The effect of reduction and carbamidomethylation of cysteine residues on the binding to the microsomal fraction and in their recognition by antibodies suggests that the region of DIII that is interacting with putative receptor(s) overlaps only partially with a dominant epitope of the antibody response. The analysis of the residue conservation profile indicates that the surface of DIII is composed typically of specific sub-complex residues with an increased representation of specific type/subtype residues found at the surface that closely correlates with the dominant neutralizing epitope.
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- Vivian Huerta
- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Habana 10600, Cuba.
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Pierson TC, Fremont DH, Kuhn RJ, Diamond MS. Structural insights into the mechanisms of antibody-mediated neutralization of flavivirus infection: implications for vaccine development. Cell Host Microbe 2008; 4:229-38. [PMID: 18779049 PMCID: PMC2678546 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2008] [Accepted: 08/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Flaviviruses are a group of small RNA viruses that cause severe disease in humans worldwide and are the target of several vaccine development programs. A primary goal of these efforts is to elicit a protective humoral response directed against the envelope proteins arrayed on the surface of the flavivirus virion. Advances in the structural biology of these viruses has catalyzed rapid progress toward understanding the complexity of the flavivirus immunogen and the molecular basis of antibody-mediated neutralization. These insights have identified factors that govern the potency of neutralizing antibodies and will inform the design and evaluation of novel vaccines.
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- Theodore C Pierson
- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 33 North Drive, Building 33, Room 1E19A.2, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Babu JP, Pattnaik P, Gupta N, Shrivastava A, Khan M, Rao PL. Immunogenicity of a recombinant envelope domain III protein of dengue virus type-4 with various adjuvants in mice. Vaccine 2008; 26:4655-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mercado-Curiel RF, Black WC, Muñoz MDL. A dengue receptor as possible genetic marker of vector competence in Aedes aegypti. BMC Microbiol 2008; 8:118. [PMID: 18625079 PMCID: PMC2488350 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Vector competence refers to the intrinsic permissiveness of an arthropod vector for infection, replication and transmission of a virus. Notwithstanding studies of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) that influence the ability of Aedes aegypti midgut (MG) to become infected with dengue virus (DENV), no study to date has been undertaken to identify genetic markers of vector competence. Furthermore, it is known that mosquito populations differ greatly in their susceptibility to flaviviruses. Differences in vector competence may, at least in part, be due to the presence of specific midgut epithelial receptors and their identification would be a significant step forward in understanding the interaction of the virus with the mosquito. The first interaction of DENV with the insect is through proteins in the apical membrane of the midgut epithelium resulting in binding and receptor-mediated endocytosis of the virus, and this determines cell permissiveness to infection. The susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection may therefore depend on their specific virus receptors. To study this interaction in Ae. aegypti strains that differ in their vector competence for DENV, we investigated the DS3 strain (susceptible to DENV), the IBO-11 strain (refractory to infection) and the membrane escape barrier strain, DMEB, which is infected exclusively in the midgut epithelial cells. Results (1) We determined the MG proteins that bind DENV by an overlay protein binding assay (VOPBA) in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes of the DS3, DMEB and IBO-11 strains. The main protein identified had an apparent molecular weight of 67 kDa, although the protein identified in the IBO-11 strain showed a lower mass (64 kDa). (2) The midgut proteins recognized by DENV were also determined by VOPBA after two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. (3) To determine whether the same proteins were identified in all three strains, we obtained polyclonal antibodies against R67 and R64 and tested them against the three strains by immunoblotting; both antibodies recognized the 67 and 64 kDa proteins, corroborating the VOPBA results. (4) Specific antibodies against both proteins were used for immunofluorescent location by confocal microscopy; the antibodies recognized the basal lamina all along the MG, and cell membranes and intercellular spaces from the middle to the end of the posterior midgut (pPMG) in the neighborhood of the hindgut. (5) Quantitative analysis showed more intense fluorescence in DS3 and DMEB than in IBO-11. (6) The viral envelope antigen was not homogeneously distributed during MG infection but correlated with MG density and the distribution of R67/R64. Conclusion In this paper we provide evidence that the 67 kDa protein (R67/R64), described previously as a DENV receptor, is related to vector competence in Ae. aegypti. Consequently, our results strongly suggest that this protein may be a marker of vector competence for DENV in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes.
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- Ricardo F Mercado-Curiel
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Ave. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508 Col San Pedro Zacatenco, C.P. 07360, México, DF, México.
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Takano T, Katada Y, Moritoh S, Ogasawara M, Satoh K, Satoh R, Tanabe M, Hohdatsu T. Analysis of the mechanism of antibody-dependent enhancement of feline infectious peritonitis virus infection: aminopeptidase N is not important and a process of acidification of the endosome is necessary. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:1025-1029. [PMID: 18343845 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83558-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Infection of the monocyte/macrophage lineage with feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) is enhanced in the presence of anti-FIPV antibodies (antibody-dependent enhancement or ADE). We investigated the following unclear points concerning ADE of FIPV infection: (i) involvement of the virus receptor, feline aminopeptidase N (fAPN), in ADE activity in FIPV infection; (ii) necessity of acidification of the endosome in cellular invasion of FIPV. Virus receptor-blocking experiments using anti-fAPN antibodies at 4 or 37 degrees C and experiments using fAPN-negative U937 cells revealed that fAPN is not involved in ADE of FIPV infection. Experiments using lysosomotropic agents clarified that acidification of the endosome is necessary for cellular invasion by FIPV, regardless of the presence or absence of antibodies. These findings may be very important for understanding the mechanism of ADE of FIPV infection.
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- Tomomi Takano
- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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Flaviviruses are a group of positive-stranded RNA viruses that cause a spectrum of severe illnesses globally in more than 50 million individuals each year. While effective vaccines exist for three members of this group (yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and tick-borne encephalitis viruses), safe and effective vaccines for several other flaviviruses of clinical importance, including West Nile and dengue viruses, remain in development. An effective humoral immune response is critical for protection against flaviviruses and an essential goal of vaccine development. The effectiveness of virus-specific antibodies in vivo reflects their capacity to inhibit virus entry and spread through several mechanisms, including the direct neutralisation of virus infection. Recent advances in our understanding of the structural biology of flaviviruses, coupled with the use of small-animal models of flavivirus infection, have promoted significant advances in our appreciation of the factors that govern antibody recognition and inhibition of flaviviruses in vitro and in vivo. In this review, we discuss the properties that define the potency of neutralising antibodies and the molecular mechanisms by which they inhibit virus infection. How recent advances in this area have the potential to improve the development of safe and effective vaccines and immunotherapeutics is also addressed.
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Nelson S, Jost CA, Xu Q, Ess J, Martin JE, Oliphant T, Whitehead SS, Durbin AP, Graham BS, Diamond MS, Pierson TC. Maturation of West Nile virus modulates sensitivity to antibody-mediated neutralization. PLoS Pathog 2008; 4:e1000060. [PMID: 18464894 PMCID: PMC2330159 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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West Nile virions incorporate 180 envelope (E) proteins that orchestrate the process of virus entry and are the primary target of neutralizing antibodies. The E proteins of newly synthesized West Nile virus (WNV) are organized into trimeric spikes composed of pre-membrane (prM) and E protein heterodimers. During egress, immature virions undergo a protease-mediated cleavage of prM that results in a reorganization of E protein into the pseudo-icosahedral arrangement characteristic of mature virions. While cleavage of prM is a required step in the virus life cycle, complete maturation is not required for infectivity and infectious virions may be heterogeneous with respect to the extent of prM cleavage. In this study, we demonstrate that virion maturation impacts the sensitivity of WNV to antibody-mediated neutralization. Complete maturation results in a significant reduction in sensitivity to neutralization by antibodies specific for poorly accessible epitopes that comprise a major component of the human antibody response following WNV infection or vaccination. This reduction in neutralization sensitivity reflects a decrease in the accessibility of epitopes on virions to levels that fall below a threshold required for neutralization. Thus, in addition to a role in facilitating viral entry, changes in E protein arrangement associated with maturation modulate neutralization sensitivity and introduce an additional layer of complexity into humoral immunity against WNV. West Nile virus (WNV) virions incorporate 180 envelope (E) proteins that are the primary target of neutralizing antibodies. As newly formed WNV virions are released from infected cells, the E proteins undergo a significant organizational change associated with maturation into an infectious virus. However, this process is not always efficient, as populations of infectious WNV include virions that did not complete the maturation process and may be heterogeneous with respect to the arrangement of E proteins on the virion. In this study, we found that neutralization by antibodies specific for epitopes commonly recognized in vivo is strongly impacted by the maturation state of WNV. Our studies suggest that maturation of WNV reduces the accessibility of some, but not all, epitopes on the virion for antibody binding. Virions that retain some immature character can be neutralized by monoclonal antibodies that fail to block infection of populations of WNV composed solely of mature virions. Similar results were found using polyclonal human serum obtained from volunteers of two clinical trials of candidate WNV vaccines. These studies identify unappreciated aspects of the antigenic complexity of WNV and highlight the importance of understanding the heterogenous forms of WNV that may be introduced into or replicating within the host.
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- Steevenson Nelson
- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Immunization Research, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Antibodies to envelope glycoprotein of dengue virus during the natural course of infection are predominantly cross-reactive and recognize epitopes containing highly conserved residues at the fusion loop of domain II. J Virol 2008; 82:6631-43. [PMID: 18448542 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00316-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The antibody response to the envelope (E) glycoprotein of dengue virus (DENV) is known to play a critical role in both protection from and enhancement of disease, especially after primary infection. However, the relative amounts of homologous and heterologous anti-E antibodies and their epitopes remain unclear. In this study, we examined the antibody responses to E protein as well as to precursor membrane (PrM), capsid, and nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of four serotypes of DENV by Western blot analysis of DENV serotype 2-infected patients with different disease severity and immune status during an outbreak in southern Taiwan in 2002. Based on the early-convalescent-phase sera tested, the rates of antibody responses to PrM and NS1 proteins were significantly higher in patients with secondary infection than in those with primary infection. A blocking experiment and neutralization assay showed that more than 90% of anti-E antibodies after primary infection were cross-reactive and nonneutralizing against heterologous serotypes and that only a minor proportion were type specific, which may account for the type-specific neutralization activity. Moreover, the E-binding activity in sera of 10 patients with primary infection was greatly reduced by amino acid replacements of three fusion loop residues, tryptophan at position 101, leucine at position 107, and phenylalanine at position 108, but not by replacements of those outside the fusion loop of domain II, suggesting that the predominantly cross-reactive anti-E antibodies recognized epitopes involving the highly conserved residues at the fusion loop of domain II. These findings have implications for our understanding of the pathogenesis of dengue and for the future design of subunit vaccine against DENV as well.
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Hanley KA, Nelson JT, Schirtzinger EE, Whitehead SS, Hanson CT. Superior infectivity for mosquito vectors contributes to competitive displacement among strains of dengue virus. BMC Ecol 2008; 8:1. [PMID: 18269771 PMCID: PMC2263032 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-8-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Competitive displacement of a weakly virulent pathogen strain by a more virulent strain is one route to disease emergence. However the mechanisms by which pathogens compete for access to hosts are poorly understood. Among vector-borne pathogens, variation in the ability to infect vectors may effect displacement. The current study focused on competitive displacement in dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV3), a mosquito-borne pathogen of humans. In Sri Lanka in the 1980's, a native DENV3 strain associated with relatively mild dengue disease was displaced by an invasive DENV3 strain associated with the most severe disease manifestations, dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS), resulting in an outbreak of DHF/DSS. Here we tested the hypothesis that differences between the invasive and native strain in their infectivity for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the primary vector of DENV, contributed to the competitive success of the invasive strain RESULTS To be transmitted by a mosquito, DENV must infect and replicate in the midgut, disseminate into the hemocoel, infect the salivary glands, and be released into the saliva. The ability of the native and invasive DENV3 strains to complete the first three steps of this process in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes was measured in vivo. The invasive strain infected a similar proportion of mosquitoes as the native strain but replicated to significantly higher titers in the midgut and disseminated with significantly greater efficiency than the native strain. In contrast, the native and invasive strain showed no significant difference in replication in cultured mosquito, monkey or human cells. CONCLUSION The invasive DENV3 strain infects and disseminates in Ae. aegypti more efficiently than the displaced native DENV3 strain, suggesting that the invasive strain is transmitted more efficiently. Replication in cultured cells did not adequately characterize the known phenotypic differences between native and invasive DENV3 strains. Infection dynamics within the vector may have a significant impact on the spread and replacement of dengue virus lineages.
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- Kathryn A Hanley
- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Mehlhop E, Ansarah-Sobrinho C, Johnson S, Engle M, Fremont DH, Pierson TC, Diamond MS. Complement protein C1q inhibits antibody-dependent enhancement of flavivirus infection in an IgG subclass-specific manner. Cell Host Microbe 2008; 2:417-26. [PMID: 18078693 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2007.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Severe dengue virus infection can occur in humans with pre-existing antibodies against the virus. This observation led to the hypothesis that a subneutralizing antibody level in vivo can increase viral burden and cause more severe disease. Indeed, antibody-dependent enhancement of infection (ADE) in vitro has been described for multiple viruses, including the flaviviruses dengue virus and West Nile virus. Here, we demonstrate that the complement component C1q restricts ADE by anti-flavivirus IgG antibodies in an IgG subclass-specific manner in cell culture and in mice. IgG subclasses that avidly bind C1q induced minimal ADE in the presence of C1q. These findings add a layer of complexity for the analysis of humoral immunity and flavivirus infection.
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- Erin Mehlhop
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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The mosquito Aedes aegypti is more widely dispersed now than at any time in the past, placing billions of humans at risk of infection with one or more of the four dengue viruses. This review presents and discusses information on mosquito-dengue infection dynamics and describes the prominent role that temperature and rainfall play in controlling dengue viral transmission including discussions of the effect of interannual climate variations and the predicted effect of global warming. Complementary human determinants of dengue epidemiology include viremia titer, variation in viremic period, enhanced viremias, and threshold viremia. Topics covered include epidemiological phenomena such as traveling waves, the generation of genetic diversity of dengue viruses following virgin soil introductions and in hyperendemic settings, and evidence for and against viral virulence as a determinant of the severity of dengue infections. Also described is the crucial role of monotypic and heterotypic herd immunity in shaping dengue epidemic behavior.
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Pierson TC, Xu Q, Nelson S, Oliphant T, Nybakken GE, Fremont DH, Diamond MS. The stoichiometry of antibody-mediated neutralization and enhancement of West Nile virus infection. Cell Host Microbe 2007; 1:135-45. [PMID: 18005691 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2007.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Antibody binding to the icosahedral arrangement of envelope proteins on the surface of flaviviruses can result in neutralization or enhancement of infection. We evaluated how many antibodies must bind to a given epitope on West Nile virus (WNV) to achieve neutralization. The most potent monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) block infection at concentrations that result in low occupancy of accessible sites on the virion, with neutralization occurring when as few as 30 of 180 envelope proteins are bound. In contrast, weakly neutralizing mAbs recognize fewer sites on the virion and require almost complete occupancy to inhibit WNV infection. For all mAbs studied, enhancement of infection is possible in cells bearing activating Fc-gamma receptors when the number of mAbs docked to the virion is not sufficient for neutralization. Thus, neutralization is best described by a model requiring "multiple hits" with the cumulative functional outcome determined by interplay between antibody affinity and epitope accessibility.
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- Theodore C Pierson
- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Host gene expression profiling of dengue virus infection in cell lines and patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2007; 1:e86. [PMID: 18060089 PMCID: PMC2100376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Despite the seriousness of dengue-related disease, with an estimated 50–100 million cases of dengue fever and 250,000–500,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome each year, a clear understanding of dengue pathogenesis remains elusive. Because of the lack of a disease model in animals and the complex immune interaction in dengue infection, the study of host response and immunopathogenesis is difficult. The development of genomics technology, microarray and high throughput quantitative PCR have allowed researchers to study gene expression changes on a much broader scale. We therefore used this approach to investigate the host response in dengue virus-infected cell lines and in patients developing dengue fever. Methodology/Principal Findings Using microarray and high throughput quantitative PCR method to monitor the host response to dengue viral replication in cell line infection models and in dengue patient blood samples, we identified differentially expressed genes along three major pathways; NF-κB initiated immune responses, type I interferon (IFN) and the ubiquitin proteasome pathway. Among the most highly upregulated genes were the chemokines IP-10 and I-TAC, both ligands of the CXCR3 receptor. Increased expression of IP-10 and I-TAC in the peripheral blood of ten patients at the early onset of fever was confirmed by ELISA. A highly upregulated gene in the IFN pathway, viperin, was overexpressed in A549 cells resulting in a significant reduction in viral replication. The upregulation of genes in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway prompted the testing of proteasome inhibitors MG-132 and ALLN, both of which reduced viral replication. Conclusion/Significance Unbiased gene expression analysis has identified new host genes associated with dengue infection, which we have validated in functional studies. We showed that some parts of the host response can be used as potential biomarkers for the disease while others can be used to control dengue viral replication, thus representing viable targets for drug therapy. Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-born viral disease affecting humans, yet there is, at present, no drug treatment for the disease nor are there any validated host targets for therapeutic intervention. Using microarray technology to monitor the response of virtually every human gene, we aimed to identify the ways in which humans interact with dengue virus during infection in order to discover new therapeutic targets that could be exploited to control viral replication. From the activated genes, we identified three pathways common to in vitro and in vivo infection; the NF-κB initiated immune pathway, the type I interferon pathway, and the ubiquitin proteasome pathway. We next found that inhibiting the ubiquitin proteasome pathway, or activating the type I interferon pathway, resulted in significant inhibition of viral replication. However, inhibiting the NF-κB initiated immune pathway had no effect on viral replication. We suggest that drugs that target the ubiquitin proteasome pathway may prove effective at killing the dengue virus, and, if used therapeutically, improve clinical outcome in dengue disease.
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Infection-enhancing and -neutralizing activities of mouse monoclonal antibodies against dengue type 2 and 4 viruses are controlled by complement levels. J Virol 2007; 82:927-37. [PMID: 18003724 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00992-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Dengue viruses are distributed widely in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world and cause dengue fever and its severer form, dengue hemorrhagic fever. While neutralizing antibodies are considered to play a major role in protection from these diseases, antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection is an important mechanism involved in disease severity, in addition to the involvement of T lymphocytes. Here, we analyzed relationships between neutralizing and enhancing activities at a clonal level using models of dengue type 2 virus (DENV2) and dengue type 4 virus (DENV4). Totals of 33 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against DENV2 and 43 against DENV4 were generated, all directed to the envelope protein. In these MAbs, enhancing activities were shown at subneutralizing doses under normal ADE assay conditions where test samples were heat inactivated. However, the inclusion of commercial rabbit complement or fresh sera from healthy humans in the ADE assay system abolished the enhancing activities of all these MAbs. The reductive effect of fresh sera on enhancing activities was significantly reduced by their heat inactivation or the use of C1q- or C3-depleted sera. In some fresh sera, enhancing activities were shown within a range of 20 to 80% of normal complement levels in a dose-dependent fashion. These results indicate that a single antibody species possesses two distinct activities (neutralizing/enhancing), which are controlled by the level of complement, suggesting the involvement of complement in dengue disease severity. Fresh human sera also tended to reduce enhancing activities more effectively in homologous than heterologous combinations of viruses (DENV2/DENV4) and MAbs (against DENV2/DENV4).
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Leong ASY, Wong KT, Leong TYM, Tan PH, Wannakrairot P. The pathology of dengue hemorrhagic fever. Semin Diagn Pathol 2007; 24:227-36. [DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2007.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dreux M, Cosset FL. The scavenger receptor BI and its ligand, HDL: partners in crime against HCV neutralizing antibodies. J Viral Hepat 2007; 14 Suppl 1:68-76. [PMID: 17958646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00919.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Better knowledge of the viral and host factors that determine HCV clearance vs. persistence at the acute stage of infection is needed in order to improve antiviral therapy and develop efficient vaccines. Spontaneous HCV clearance is associated with a strong, early and broad cellular immune response. Yet, several observations suggest that antibody-mediated neutralisation occurs during HCV infection in vivo and that polyclonal antibodies to HCV can be protective. The recent development of HCV infection assays has confirmed that sera from HCV-infected patients neutralise infection in vitro. Recent studies have demonstrated that Nt-antibodies, of narrow specificity, are induced during the early phase of infection and could play a role in controlling viral infection or clearance. Yet, high-titre, broadly cross-reacting Nt-antibodies are readily detected in chronically infected patients, suggesting that their effectiveness is limited in patients who do not resolve the disease. The factors that mitigate the impact of the Nt-antibody response need to be clarified. Here we review some essential features of the Nt-antibody responses to HCV. We then discuss an original mechanism that HCV may use in vivo to attenuate Nt-antibodies, which involves the hyper-variable region-1 of the HCV-E2 glycoprotein, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and the physiologic activity of the scavenger receptor BI, a receptor shared by both HCV and HDL.
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- M Dreux
- Université de Lyon, (UCB-Lyon1), IFR128, Lyon; INSERM, U758, Lyon, France
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Lisova O, Hardy F, Petit V, Bedouelle H. Mapping to completeness and transplantation of a group-specific, discontinuous, neutralizing epitope in the envelope protein of dengue virus. J Gen Virol 2007; 88:2387-2397. [PMID: 17698647 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83028-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dengue is caused by a taxonomic group of four viruses, dengue virus types 1–4 (DENV1–DENV4). A molecular understanding of the antibody-mediated protection against this disease is critical to design safe vaccines and therapeutics. Here, the energetic epitope of antibody mAb4E11, which neutralizes the four serotypes of DENV but no other flavivirus, and binds domain 3 (ED3) of their envelope glycoprotein, was characterized. Alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the ED3 domain from serotype DENV1 was performed and the affinities between the mutant domains and the Fab fragment of mAb4E11 were measured. The epitope residues (307–312, 387, 389 and 391) were at the edges of two distinct β-sheets. Four residues constituted hot spots of binding energy. They were aliphatic and contributed to form a hydrophobic pocket (Leu308, Leu389), or were positively charged (Lys307, Lys310). They may bind the diversity residues of mAb4E11, H-Trp96-Glu97. Remarkably, cyclic residues occupy and block the hydrophobic pocket in all unrelated flaviviruses. Transplanting the epitope from the ED3 domain of DENV into those of other flaviviruses restored affinity. The epitope straddles residues of ED3 that are involved in virulence, e.g. Asn/Asp390. These results define the epitope of mAb4E11 as an antigenic signature of the DENV group and suggest mechanisms for its neutralization potency.
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- Olesia Lisova
- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Whitehead SS, Blaney JE, Durbin AP, Murphy BR. Prospects for a dengue virus vaccine. Nat Rev Microbiol 2007; 5:518-28. [PMID: 17558424 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 435] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The number of cases of severe dengue disease continues to grow in endemic areas of southeast Asia, Central and South America, and other subtropical regions. Children bear the greatest burden of disease, and the development of an effective vaccine remains a global public health priority. A tetravalent vaccine is urgently needed and must be effective against all four dengue virus serotypes, be cost-effective and provide long-term protection. In this Review we discuss the unique immunological concerns in dengue virus vaccine development and the current prospects for the development of an acceptable vaccine, a goal that is likely to be reached in the near future.
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- Stephen S Whitehead
- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Blacksell SD, Bell D, Kelley J, Mammen MP, Gibbons RV, Jarman RG, Vaughn DW, Jenjaroen K, Nisalak A, Thongpaseuth S, Vongsouvath M, Davong V, Phouminh P, Phetsouvanh R, Day NPJ, Newton PN. Prospective study to determine accuracy of rapid serological assays for diagnosis of acute dengue virus infection in Laos. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2007; 14:1458-64. [PMID: 17715330 PMCID: PMC2168183 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00482-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There is an urgent need for accurate and simple dengue virus infection diagnostic assays in limited-resource settings of dengue endemicity, to assist patient management. Using a panel of reference samples (S. D. Blacksell, P. N. Newton, D. Bell, J. Kelley, M. P. Mammen, D. W. Vaughn, V. Wuthiekanun, A. Sungkakum, A. Nisalak, and N. P. Day, Clin. Infect. Dis. 42:1127-1134, 2006), we recently evaluated eihgt commercially available immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) designed to detect dengue virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and/or IgG. We found that 6/8 RDTs had sensitivities of less than 50% (range, 6 to 65%), but specificities were generally high. Here, in conjuction with dengue virus serotyping by reverse transcriptase PCR and in the limited-resource setting of Laos, where dengue virus is endemic, we evaluated the same eight RDTs against a previously validated dengue IgM/IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of acute dengue virus infection. Paired serum samples were collected from 87 patients, of whom 38 had confirmed dengue virus infections (4 had primary infections, 33 had secondary infections, and 1 had an infection of indeterminate status). RDT sensitivity was low, with 7/8 RDTs having admission sample sensitivities of less than 20% (range, 4 to 26%). The majority (6/8) of the RDTs, demonstrated high specificity (>95%). Kappa statistic values ranged from 6 to 54% for the RDTs, demonstrating poor to moderate variation between three operators. No RDT adequately differentiated between primary and secondary dengue virus infections. The findings of this study suggest that currently available RDTs based on the detection of IgM antibodies for the diagnosis of acute dengue virus infections are unlikely to be useful for patient management.
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- Stuart D Blacksell
- Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Yim KC, Cragin RP, Boukhvalova MS, Blanco JCG, Hamlin ME, Boivin G, Porter DD, Prince GA. Human metapneumovirus: enhanced pulmonary disease in cotton rats immunized with formalin-inactivated virus vaccine and challenged. Vaccine 2007; 25:5034-40. [PMID: 17543425 PMCID: PMC1937335 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.04.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 04/04/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) are susceptible to the recently discovered human metapneumovirus (hMPV), an agent closely related to human respiratory syncytial virus. Since certain respiratory syncytial virus vaccines can induce enhanced disease upon viral challenge, we have done similar experiments with hMPV in cotton rats. Young adult cotton rats were vaccinated with a formalin-inactivated preparation of hMPV strain C-85473, or with a mock preparation of the vaccine on day 0 and again on day 28. All animals were challenged intranasally on day 49 with 10(7) TCID50 of the same hMPV strain. Animals were sacrificed on days 4, 7, and 10 post-challenge and lungs were removed for viral quantitation, histopathology, and cytokine mRNA expression analysis (interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-4 (IL-4)). Although the vaccinated animals showed almost complete protection from viral replication in the lungs (<10(2.0) TCID50 per gram), there was a dramatic increase in the lung pathology, particularly the interstitial pneumonitis and alveolitis with elevated serum neutralizing antibody titer prior to challenge. Cytokine profiles were distinctive from those observed during primary infection and re-infection. The data raise safety concerns for hMPV vaccine preparations.
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- Kevin C Yim
- Virion Systems, Inc., 9610 Medical Center Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
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