Journal article
Seminal Plasma Anti-HIV Antibodies Trigger Antibody-dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity: Implications for HIV Transmission
Matthew S Parsons, Vijaya Madhavi, Fernanda Ana-Sosa-Batiz, Rob J Center, Kim M Wilson, Torsak Bunupuradah, Kiat Ruxrungtham, Stephen J Kent
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2016
Abstract
Recent evidence from HIV vaccine trials in humans and non-human primates suggests that nonneutralizing antibody functions, such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), are an important component of vaccine-mediated protection. Whether anti-HIV ADCC antibodies are present in seminal fluid, however, is not known. We assessed whether anti-HIV antibodies within seminal plasma mediate ADCC and activate natural killer (NK) cells. Using matched blood and seminal plasma samples, we detected anti-HIV IgG within samples from all 11 HIV-infected donors. Furthermore, anti-HIV antibodies within the seminal plasma triggered detectable ADCC in 9 of 11 donors and activated NK cells in 6 of 11 do..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by program Grant no. 1052979 from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). HIV STAR (The HIV Second-line Therapy AntiRetroviral study in patients who failed NNRTI-based regimens; clinicaltrial.gov number: NCT00627055) was supported by grants from the Thai National Health Security Office, Swiss cohort study, and the National Research Council of Thailand. M.S.P. is the recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) postdoctoral fellowship. K.R. is a Senior Research Scholar, supported by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF).