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  • Titel: Better Neutralization of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) Than HSV-2 by Antibody From Recipients of GlaxoSmithKline HSV-2 Glycoprotein D2 Subunit Vaccine
  • Beteiligte: Awasthi, Sita; Belshe, Robert B.; Friedman, Harvey M.
  • Erschienen: Oxford University Press, 2014
  • Erschienen in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 0022-1899
  • Schlagwörter: MAJOR ARTICLES AND BRIEF REPORTS
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  • Beschreibung: <p>The Herpevac Trial evaluated a herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) glycoprotein D (gD2) subunit vaccine to prevent genital herpes. Unexpectedly, the vaccine protected against genital HSV-1 infection but not genital HSV-2 infection. We evaluated sera from 30 women seronegative for HSV-1 and HSV-2 who were immunized with gD2 in the Herpevac Trial. Neutralizing antibody titers to HSV-1 were 3.5-fold higher than those to HSV-2 (P&lt; .001). HSV-2 gC2 and gE2 on the virus blocked neutralization by gD2 antibody, while HSV-1 gC1 and gE1 did not block neutralization by gD2 antibody. The higher neutralizing antibody titers to HSV-1 offer an explanation for the Herpevac results, and shielding neutralizing domains provides a potential mechanism.</p>
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