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ArticleScientific reports2016

Properties of Two Enterovirus Antibodies that are Utilized in Diabetes Research.

Giuseppe Maccari, Angelo Genoni, Silvia Sansonno, Antonio Toniolo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe MaccariCenter for Nanotechnology and Innovation, Italian Institute of Technology, Pisa, Italy.
Angelo GenoniLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Silvia SansonnoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Antonio TonioloLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
University of Insubria · ITCenter for Nanotechnology Innovation · ITUniversity of Foggia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human enteroviruses (EVs) comprise >100 different types. Research suggests a non-chance association between EV infections and type 1 diabetes. Immunohistochemical studies with the anti-EV antibody 5D-8.1 have shown that the EV capsid antigen is present in pancreatic islet cells of diabetic subjects. When it was noticed that 5D-8.1 may cross-react with human proteins, doubt was casted on the significance of the above histopathologic findings. To address this issue, properties of EV antibodies 5D-8.1 and 9D5 have been investigated using peptide microarrays, peptide substitution scanning, immunofluorescence of EV-infected cells, EV neutralization assays, bioinformatics analysis. Evidence indicates that the two antibodies bind to distinct non-neutralizing linear epitopes in VP1 and are specific for a vast spectrum of EV types (not for other human viruses). However, their epitopes may align with a few human proteins at low expected values. When tested by immunofluorescence, high concentrations of 5D-8.1 yelded faint cytoplasmic staining in uninfected cells. At reduced concentrations, both antibodies produced dotted staining only in the cytoplasm of infected cells and recognized both acute and persistent EV infection. Thus, the two monoclonals represent distinct and independent probes for hunting EVs in tissues of patients with diabetes or other endocrine conditions.

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Amino Acid SequenceAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralDiabetes MellitusEnterovirusEpitopesHumansSequence Homology, Amino AcidAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralEpitopes

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PMCPMC4835795
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