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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Subgenomic hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA sequences were translated in vitro to produce proteins representing the structural (P1) and nonstructural (P2 and P3) domains of the viral polyprotein. These proteins were used as antigens to detect the presence of antibodies in sera from acute and convalescent humans and an experimentally infected chimpanzee. All infected individuals tested had antibodies that recognized uncleaved P1 proteins as well as nonstructural proteins. Antibodies in sera from infected individuals recognized conformation-dependent epitopes that were sensitive to SDS and heat treatment. Time-course studies of the experimentally infected chimpanzee showed that antibodies to the HAV proteins were detectable between 24 and 31 days after infection and persisted for greater than 6 months. Human sera remained positive for antibodies to both structural and nonstructural antigens for at least 2 1/2 years. The data suggest that HAV nonstructural proteins could be used as serologic markers for HAV diagnosis and for evaluating field trials of inactivated vaccines.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Host antibody response to viral structural and nonstructural proteins after hepatitis A virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.