Most rhesus macaques infected with the CCR5-tropic SHIVAD8 generate cross-reactive antibodies that neutralize multiple HIV-1 strains

M Shingai, OK Donau, SD Schmidt… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
M Shingai, OK Donau, SD Schmidt, R Gautam, RJ Plishka, A Buckler-White, R Sadjadpour…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012National Acad Sciences
The induction of broadly reacting neutralizing antibodies has been a major goal of HIV
vaccine research. Characterization of a pathogenic CCR5 (R5)-tropic SIV/HIV chimeric virus
(SHIV) molecular clone (SHIVAD8-EO) revealed that eight of eight infected animals
developed cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) directed against an envelope
glycoprotein derived from the heterologous HIV-1DH12 strain. A panel of plasmas, collected
from monkeys inoculated with either molecularly cloned or uncloned SHIVAD8 stocks …
The induction of broadly reacting neutralizing antibodies has been a major goal of HIV vaccine research. Characterization of a pathogenic CCR5 (R5)-tropic SIV/HIV chimeric virus (SHIV) molecular clone (SHIVAD8-EO) revealed that eight of eight infected animals developed cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) directed against an envelope glycoprotein derived from the heterologous HIV-1DH12 strain. A panel of plasmas, collected from monkeys inoculated with either molecularly cloned or uncloned SHIVAD8 stocks, exhibited cross-neutralization against multiple tier 1 and tier 2 HIV-1 clade B isolates. One SHIVAD8-infected animal also developed NAbs against clades A and C HIV-1 strains. In this particular infected macaque, the cross-reacting anti–HIV-1 NAbs produced between weeks 7 and 13 were directed against a neutralization-sensitive virus strain, whereas neutralizing activities emerging at weeks 41–51 targeted more neutralization-resistant HIV-1 isolates. These results indicate that the SHIVAD8 macaque model represents a potentially valuable experimental system for investigating B-cell maturation and the induction of cross-reactive NAbs directed against multiple HIV-1 strains.
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