title: Neutralization of pseudotyped vesicular stomatitis virus expressing hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein 1 or 2 by serum from patients.
abstract: Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) generally progresses to chronic disease, although a minority of patients appear to clear viremia spontaneously. In this investigation, serum samples were analyzed for virological parameters, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, and neutralizing antibody response against pseudotyped vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) generated using chimeric envelope glycoprotein 1 (E1) or 2 (E2) of HCV. Testing of sequential serum samples that were collected beginning at the onset of acute-phase disease demonstrated intermittent viremia, elevated ALT levels, and detectable neutralization activity against VSV in 9 of 10 patients. Serum neutralization activity did not exhibit a correlation with the genotype of the infecting HCV or with virus load. On the other hand, patients with chronic HCV infection consistently had detectable amounts of virus present but no significant variation in ALT levels, and serum samples from a majority (>90%) of patients failed to show detectable neutralization activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Virology, Göteborg University, Guldhedsgatan 10B, S-413 46 Göteborg, Sweden. martin.lagging@medfak.gu.se
authors.forename: L Martin
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lagging
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westin
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wejstål
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Norkrans
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000235:genetics*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: C087035:E1 protein, Hepatitis C virus; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C091015:glycoprotein E2, Hepatitis C virus; D000410:Alanine Transaminase