title: Longitudinal analysis of the humoral immune response to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp160 epitopes in rapidly progressing and nonprogressing HIV-1-infected subjects.
abstract: Antibody response to conserved human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)IIIB gp160 epitopes was longitudinally examined in HIV-1-infected persons. Twelve hundred individuals were evaluated, and sequential sera from 25 rapidly progressing (RP) and 30 nonprogressing (NP) subjects collected over an average of 4 years were examined. Initial sera from the RP group contained greater reactivity to a gp120 epitope defined by peptide 503-528 than did sera from the NP group (P < .001). Reactivity declined with sequential sera for the RP group, paralleling disease progression. Conversely, antibody recognition to this site developed in 23% of the NP group with time. However, 60% of the NP group never developed a response to this epitope. This suggests sequential examination of antibody response to an epitope within the gp120 carboxyl-terminus may have prognostic significance. No association between antibodies directed against the gp160 epitopes and in vitro neutralizing activity against HIV-1IIIB was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: R Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Blatt
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Melcher
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015686:Gene Products, env / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D015686:Gene Products, env; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160; D011498:Protein Precursors