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ArticleScientific reports2018

Human IgM monoclonal antibodies block HIV-transmission to immune cells in cervico-vaginal tissues and across polarized epithelial cells in vitro.

Claudia Devito, Rada Ellegård, Tina Falkeborn, Lennart Svensson, Mats Ohlin, Marie Larsson, Kristina Broliden, Jorma Hinkula

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia DevitoDepartment of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, 17157, Solna, Sweden.
Rada EllegårdLinköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Molecular Virology, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Tina FalkebornLinköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Molecular Virology, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Lennart SvenssonLinköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Molecular Virology, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Mats OhlinDepartment of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Marie LarssonLinköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Molecular Virology, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Kristina BrolidenDepartment of Medicine Solna, Unit of Infectious Diseases B2:00, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jorma HinkulaLinköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Molecular Virology, 58185, Linköping, Sweden. Jorma.Hinkula@liu.se.
Linköping University · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SELund University · SESwedish Institute · SE

Funding

Karolinska Institutet (Karolinska Institute) 10010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of natural IgM antibodies in protection against infections is still emerging and these antibodies have a potential role in the maintenance of homeostasis through clearance of apoptotic bodies, complement-dependent mechanisms, inflammation and exclusion of misfolded proteins. Natural IgM act as a first line of defence against unknown hazardous factors and are present in most vertebrates. We investigated the functional capacity of anti-HIV-1 IgM monoclonal antibodies, from a combinatorial Fab library derived from healthy individuals, and evaluated their protective role in inhibiting HIV-1 in vitro when passing across the human mucosal epithelial barrier. Primary HIV-1 isolates were efficiently transmitted over the tight polarized epithelial cells when added to their apical surface. Efficient inhibition of HIV-1 transmission was achieved when anti-HIV-1 IgM monoclonal antibodies were added to the basolateral side of the cells. Two of these human IgM MoAbs had the ability to neutralize HIV and reduced infection of dendritic cells in primary cervico-vaginal tissue biopsies in vitro. This indicates a potential role of natural IgM antibodies in the reduction of HIV-1 transmission in mucosal tissues and improve our understanding of how natural IgM antibodies against a neutralizing epitope could interfere with viral transmission.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalBiopsyCaco-2 CellsCell PolarityCervix UteriDendritic CellsFemaleHealthy VolunteersHIV-1HIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV InfectionsHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin MMucous MembraneAntibodies, Monoclonalgp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1HIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120Immunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin MPeptide LibraryRecombinant Proteins

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PMID29977063
PMCPMC6033918
OpenAlexW2810103931

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