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ArticleHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)2014

Clearance of hepatitis C infection is associated with the early appearance of broad neutralizing antibody responses.

William O Osburn, Anna E Snider, Brittany L Wells, Rachel Latanich, Justin R Bailey, David L Thomas, Andrea L Cox, Stuart C Ray

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Article in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 178 papers.

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178citing papers in PubMed
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178 citing papers in PubMed, 269 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William O OsburnDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
Anna E Snider
Brittany L Wells
Rachel Latanich
Justin R Bailey
David L Thomas
Andrea L Cox
Stuart C Ray
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR001079 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$60.1M
HIV and Hepatitis C Pathogenesis & The Human GenomeR01DA013324 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI THOMAS, DAVID L · 1999 to 2018
$12.0M
Scientific CoreU19AI088791 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 2010 to 2020
$8.2M
Mechanisms of Hepatitis C Virus EvolutionR01DA024565 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI RAY, STUART C · 2007 to 2011
$2.6M
Mechanisms of Neutralizing Antibody Resistance in Chronic HCV and HIV InfectionK08AI102761 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BAILEY, JUSTIN RICHARD · 2013 to 2017
$936k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001079NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI102761NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI088791NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013324NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledThe contribution of humoral immune responses to spontaneous control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. We assessed neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses during acute HCV infection to determine whether infection outcome is associated with the nAb response, specifically, its timing or breadth (neutralization of multiple genotype-matched variants). A representative genotype 1 HCV pseudoparticle (HCVpp) library, consisting of 19 genetically distinct genotype 1 HCVpp that comprise the natural variability of genotype 1 E1E2 sequences, was used to assess anti-genotype 1 nAb responses during acute infection in at-risk persons followed prospectively. Neutralization of individual library HCVpp by the last viremic plasma sample obtained before clearance was compared to either 1-year post-initial viremia or clearance time-matched specimens obtained from subjects developing persistent infection. In persistently infected persons nAb responses were delayed then progressively broadened, whereas in persons who controlled viremia broader responses were detected early and contracted after clearance of viremia. Surprisingly, the breadth of anti-genotype 1 nAb responses was not dependent on subjects' infection genotype. Also, individual library HCVpp neutralization sensitivity was not associated with any known E2 sequence determinants. Interestingly, two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the HLA-DQ locus were associated with nAb breadth.

conclusionControl of HCV infection is associated with more rapid development of a broad nAb response, independent of the infection viral genotype, providing further evidence for the role of nAb in controlling HCV infection and the potential benefit of generating broad anti-HCV nAb responses by vaccination.

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AdultAntibodies, NeutralizingCohort StudiesFemaleGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHLA-DQ AntigensHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideYoung AdultAntibodies, NeutralizingHepatitis C AntibodiesHLA-DQ Antigens

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PMID24425349
PMCPMC4043926
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