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Neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with antibody from carriers' plasma against HIV-1 protein P17

  • S. Kageyama
  • , T. Katsumoto
  • , K. Taniguchi
  • , S. I. Ismail
  • , T. Shimmen
  • , F. Sasao
  • , M. Gao
  • , S. Owatari
  • , N. Wakamiya
  • , H. Tsuchie
  • , S. Ueda
  • , K. Shiraki
  • , T. Kurimura
  • University of Toyama
  • Tottori University
  • Osaka University
  • Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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Abstract

It was investigated whether human antibody against HIV-1 protein p17 (anti-p17) in HIV carriers' plasma has the ability to neutralize the infectivity of HIV. By the pretreatment of HIV-1 with anti-p17 from HIV carriers, progeny HIV-1 production from cells infected with virus pretreated with anti-p17 was suppressed and/or delayed. The neutralizing activity of anti-p17 was decreased in the presence of recombinant p17. The latter obviously masked the neutralizing activity of anti-p17. The relevant epitope(s) on p17 is located apparently on the surface of HIV virions and the binding of anti-p17 to p17 impairs the infectivity of HIV. This implies that anti-p17, if stably present in HIV carriers' plasma, may also play an important role in reducing the infectivity of HIV-1 in vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)195-200
Number of pages6
JournalActa Virologica
Volume40
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • human anti-p17 antibody
  • human immunodeficiency virus type 1
  • matrix protein
  • neutralization
  • p17
  • vaccination

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