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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Low antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity responses in Zambians prior to HIV-1 intrasubtype C superinfection
Virology, Volume 462-463, No. 1, Year 2014
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Description
We have previously shown that HIV-1 superinfected Zambian seroconverters mount low binding and neutralizing antibody responses to their primary HIV-1 infecting virus, which could increase susceptibility to re-infection. Here, we investigated if antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), a process by which virus-infected cells are killed, was also reduced. Superinfected individuals exhibited low ADCC activity compared to non-superinfected individuals, but similar levels of CMV-reactive binding antibodies, suggesting superinfected individuals are capable of generating and maintaining virus-specific antibodies. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Basu, Debby
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Xiao, Peng
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Ende, Zachary
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Bere, Alfred
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Britt, William J.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mulenga, Joseph
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambia-emory Research Project Zehrp
Kilembe, William
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambia-emory Research Project Zehrp
Allen, Susan A.
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambia-emory Research Project Zehrp
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Derdeyn, Cynthia A.
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Hunter, Eric
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.virol.2014.06.016
ISSN:
00426822
e-ISSN:
10960341
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases