Analysis of a primary isolate-like virus from simian and human immunodeficiency virus-infected macaque having broad neutralizing activity

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2002 Apr 10;18(6):469-75. doi: 10.1089/088922202753614236.

Abstract

To investigate the changes of neutralizing antibodies and viruses during simian and human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) infection, we examined the cross-neutralizing ability of sequential sera from three macaques infected with SHIV, NM-3rN, and analyzed the sensitivity of the reisolate to neutralizing antibodies. Neutralizing activities of macaques' sera against the parental HIV-1 showed a persistent increase. Neutralizing activities were highly strain specific, but the spectrum of the neutralizing activity expanded against various clades of primary HIV-1s at 3 years after infection in one of the three macaques. The reisolate from an NM3-rN-infected macaque at 56 wpi, designated as R4356, was neutralized by sera from this macaque at a much lower titer than NM-3rN, even by the sera collected 2 years after the reisolation. Sera from macaques that were newly infected with R4356 also did not neutralize R4356 despite neutralizing NM-3rN strongly. These results suggested that long-term persistent infection with SHIV induced neutralizing antibodies with a broad spectrum. However, a virus resistant to the neutralizing antibodies emerged in the persistently infected macaque.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • HIV Antibodies / immunology*
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • Macaca
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / immunology*

Substances

  • HIV Antibodies