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Dalziza Victalina Almeida1, Mariza Gonçalvez Morgado, Fernanda Heloise Côrtes, Monick Lindermeyer Guimarães, Leila Mendonça-Lima, Jose Henrique Pilotto, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso, Vera Bongertz.
Abstract
Tests for the detection of the humoral immune response to HIV-1 have to be standardized and established, demanding regional efforts. For this purpose the neutralizing antibody (NAb) assay for HIV-1 in TZM-bl cells was introduced in Brazil. Twenty plasma samples from HIV-1-infected individuals were assayed: 10 progressors and 10 long-term nonprogressors. These were tested against eight env-pseudotyped viruses (psVs) in the TZM-bl NAb assay and against HIV-1 strain HTLV/IIIB (HIV-1 IIIB) in primary lymphocytes. Forty-four percent of the samples showed neutralizing titers for psVs and 55% for HIV-1 IIIB. Plasma from progressors showed a broader neutralization and a higher potency. The introduction of these reference reagents encourages the participation of Brazil in future comparative assessments of anti-HIV-1 antibodies.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23145941 PMCID: PMC3582229 DOI: 10.1089/AID.2012.0052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ISSN: 0889-2229 Impact factor: 2.205