title: Antibody responses induced by immunization with a Japanese rabies vaccine determined by neutralization test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: The immunogenicity of a Japanese purified chick embryo cell culture rabies vaccine (PCECV) was examined. Serum samples were obtained from 86 subjects after pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis. Rabies antibody titres were determined by neutralization test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Titres higher than 0.5 international units (IU)/ml were demonstrated by neutralization test in all the 19 subjects after three-time pre-exposure immunization on days 0, 30 and 180. Titres higher than 0.5IU/ml were also demonstrated by neutralization test in all the 23 subjects after four-time post-exposure immunization on days 0, 3, 7 and 14. There was a correlation between neutralization and ELISA antibody titres (r=0.697); however, neutralization titers were higher than ELISA titres for most of the samples. The results suggest that current Japanese rabies vaccine induces recommended levels of neutralizing antibodies after pre- and post-exposure prophylaxes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. yarai@nih.go.jp
authors.forename: Yohko T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakaue
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Ken-Ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurane
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011819:Rabies Vaccines