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ArticleBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud2025

Strong antibody reactivity to HIV-1 synthetic peptides in seropositive indigenous Warao people

Isabel Durango, Sandra Losada, Henry Bermúdez, Julián Villalba, Yoneira Sulbaran, Rossana C Jaspe, Jacobus H De Waard, Héctor R Rangel, Óscar O Noya, Flor H Pujol

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Isabel DurangoLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0009-0006-4405-9452
Sandra LosadaSección de Biohelmintiasis, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0009-0007-9574-6954
Henry BermúdezSección de Biohelmintiasis, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0002-4679-0218
Julián VillalbaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9230-8747
Yoneira SulbaranLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0002-3170-353X
Rossana C JaspeLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0002-4816-1378
Jacobus H De WaardDepartamento de Tuberculosis, Servicio Autónomo Instituto de Biomedicina "Dr. Jacinto Convit", Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0003-4118-1015
Héctor R RangelLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0001-5937-9690
Óscar O NoyaSección de Biohelmintiasis, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0003-1575-8159
Flor H PujolLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0001-6086-6883

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introductionPrevious studies have described an epidemic of HIV-1 in the indigenous Warao population living in the Orinoco Delta, Venezuela. The Warao face extraordinary challenges amid of their ongoing HIV-1 epidemic, the highest reported HIV-1 prevalence in indigenous groups (9.6%) in South America.

objectiveTo investigate the antibody reactivity to HIV-1 synthetic peptides in seropositive individuals, with a particular focus on the indigenous Warao population from Venezuela. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe HIV-1 Pol region from infected patients' isolates was amplified, sequenced, and analyzed using phylogenetic tools. Custom-designed synthetic peptides were derived from conserved regions of HIV-1 glycoproteins 41 and 120, based on reference sequences. Multiple antigen blot assays were used to evaluate the presence of antibodies against synthetic peptides.

resultsThe most frequent HIV-1 subtype was B, the most common in Venezuela, although some individuals were infected with subtype A1. Distinct patterns of reactivity to synthetic peptides were observed between the sera of the general population and the Warao population; the sera of the latter exhibited a high intensity of peptide recognition.

conclusionsThe use of synthetic peptides, coupled with the robust performance of multiple antigen blot assays, enriches our understanding of antibody responses in different HIV-1-infected populations.

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HIV-1HIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityIndians, South AmericanPeptidesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhylogenyVenezuelaHIV AntibodiesPeptidesantibodiesCXCR4HIV-1indigenous peoplepeptidesreceptorsVenezuela

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