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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Evaluation of hepatitis A virus recombinant proteins for detecting anti-HAV IgM and IgG antibodies.

Supriya Hunderkar, Nital Ganorkar, Atul Walimbe, Kavita Lole

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4 authors.

Supriya HunderkarICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0009-0004-2122-4414
Nital GanorkarICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Atul WalimbeICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Kavita LoleICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6131-2268

Funding

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Indirect funding
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major causative agent of self-limiting liver infections. India was highly endemic for HAV in the past; children were exposed to the virus at an early age without any disease symptoms and developed lifelong immunity. With improvements in living conditions, an epidemiological transition is occurring. There is a significant increase in hepatitis A outbreaks involving adolescents and young adults. The gold standard for hepatitis A diagnosis is anti-HAV IgM antibodies. Although antibody responses are primarily targeted against HAV structural proteins (capsid proteins), non-structural proteins are also immunogenic. In the present study, we expressed HAV capsid proteins VP1-2A, VP0 (VP4 + VP2), VP3, and non-structural protein 3C IMPORTANCE: Hepatitis A was highly endemic in India earlier. With recent developments, there is a shift in the endemicity to intermediate levels. This has resulted in the occurrence of hepatitis outbreaks with symptomatic infections in adolescents and adults. Occasionally, the disease manifestations are serious, leading to acute liver failure. In such a situation, there is a need for a timely diagnosis of the infection.

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Hepatitis AHepatitis A AntibodiesHepatitis A virusImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MAdolescentCapsid ProteinsHumansIndiaRecombinant ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultCapsid ProteinsHepatitis A AntibodiesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRecombinant Proteinscapsid proteinsdiagnosisELISAhepatitis A virusnon-structural proteinsviral protease

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PMCPMC11960113

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