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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2014

Influenza virus-specific neutralizing IgM antibodies persist for a lifetime.

Ioanna Skountzou, Lakshmipriyadarshini Satyabhama, Anastasia Stavropoulou, Zuhha Ashraf, E Stein Esser, Elena Vassilieva, Dimitrios Koutsonanos, Richard Compans, Joshy Jacob

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ioanna SkountzouDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Lakshmipriyadarshini SatyabhamaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Anastasia StavropoulouDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Zuhha AshrafDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
E Stein EsserDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elena VassilievaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Dimitrios KoutsonanosDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Richard CompansDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University Medical School and Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Joshy JacobDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, Yerkes National Primate Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA joshy.jacob@emory.edu.
Emory University · USNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

Yerkes National Primate Research Center Role of type-I IFN in regulating COVID-19 induced inflammation and pathogenesisP51OD011132 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Joon Sup Lee · 2012 to 2026
$167.0M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN266200700006CNIH HHS P51 OD011132PHS HHS HHSN266 200700006C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies has long been used as an important diagnostic tool for identifying active viral infections, but their relevance in later stages has not been clearly defined in vivo. In this study, we followed the kinetics, longevity, and function of influenza virus-specific IgM antibodies for 2 years following sublethal infection of mice with live mouse-adapted A/PR/8/34 virus or immunization with formalin-inactivated virus. These groups mounted robust protective immune responses and survived lethal challenges with 50 × 50% lethal dose (LD50) mouse-adapted A/PR/8/34 virus 600 days after the primary exposure. Surprisingly, the virus-specific IgM antibodies persisted along with IgG antibodies, and we found a significantly higher number of IgM-positive (IgM(+)) virus-specific plasma cells than IgG(+) plasma cells that persisted for at least 9 months postexposure. The IgM antibodies were functional as they neutralized influenza virus in the presence of complement just as well as IgG antibodies did.

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AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralComplement System ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleImmunoglobulin MInfluenza A virusInfluenza VaccinesMice, Inbred BALB CNeutralization TestsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPlasma CellsSurvival AnalysisVaccines, InactivatedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralComplement System ProteinsImmunoglobulin MInfluenza VaccinesVaccines, Inactivated

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PMID25165027
PMCPMC4248769
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