Temporal variation in HIV-specific IgG subclass antibodies during acute infection differentiates spontaneous controllers from chronic progressors

Abstract

Objective: Given the emerging appreciation for the role of antibody-dependent effector functions and IgG subclass distribution among spontaneous controllers of HIV, we sought to determine whether antibody-Associated features diverged in early HIV infection between patients who ultimately became controllers versus those who became progressors. Methods: IgG was purified from plasma from nine acutely infected patients who subsequently controlled HIV spontaneously (controllers) and 10 acutely infected individuals who did not control viremia (progressors). Antibody profiles were compared at weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 postinfection. Levels of clade B gp120-specific, gp140-specific and gp41-specific Ig..