title: Vaccine induced HSV 1 antibodies fail to correlate with protection against HSV 2 in guinea pigs.
abstract: Guinea pigs immunised with HSV 1 subunit vaccine were bled, and subsequently challenged intravaginally with HSV 2. The clinical response to virus challenge was quantified, and correlations were sought between clinical score and virus-specific serum antibody titre in functional and binding assays (ELISA, neutralization, complement-mediated cytotoxicity and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity). No significant relationships were found, and it was concluded that reactivity in the serological assays chosen did not correlate with protection against HSV 2 genital infection in vaccinated female guinea pigs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biologics, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ridgeway
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Phillpotts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014765:Viral Vaccines