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Background: Strain-specific antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoproteins B and H (gB and gH) have been proposed as a potential diagnostic tool for identifying reinfection. We investigated genotype-specific IgG antibody responses in parallel with defining the gB and gH genotypes of the infecting viral strains. Methods: Subjects with primary (n = 20) or non-primary (n = 25) HCMV infection were studied. The seven gB (gB1-7) and two gH (gH1-2) genotypes were determined by real-time PCR and whole viral genome sequencing, and genotype-specific IgG antibodies were measured by a peptide-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Among subjects with primary infection, 73% (n = 8) infected by gB1-HCMV and 63% (n = 5) infected by gB2/3-HCMV had genotype-specific IgG antibodies to gB (gB2 and gB3 are similar in the region tested). Peptides from the rarer gB4-gB7 genotypes had nonspecific antibody responses. All subjects infected by gH1-HCMV and 86% (n = 6) infected by gH2-HCMV developed genotype-specific responses. Among women with non-primary infection, gB and gH genotype-specific IgG antibodies were detected in 40% (n = 10) and 80% (n = 20) of subjects, respectively. Conclusions: Peptide-based ELISA is capable of detecting primary genotype-specific IgG responses to HCMV gB and gH, and could be adopted for identifying reinfections. However, about half of the subjects did not have genotype-specific IgG antibodies to gB.
Federica Zavaglio; Loretta Fiorina; Nicolás Suárez; Chiara Fornara; Marica De Cicco; Daniela Cirasola; Andrew Davison; Giuseppe Gerna; Daniele Lilleri. Detection of Genotype-Specific Antibody Responses to Glycoproteins B and H in Primary and Non-Primary Human Cytomegalovirus Infections by Peptide-Based ELISA. Viruses 2021, 13, 399 .
AMA StyleFederica Zavaglio, Loretta Fiorina, Nicolás Suárez, Chiara Fornara, Marica De Cicco, Daniela Cirasola, Andrew Davison, Giuseppe Gerna, Daniele Lilleri. Detection of Genotype-Specific Antibody Responses to Glycoproteins B and H in Primary and Non-Primary Human Cytomegalovirus Infections by Peptide-Based ELISA. Viruses. 2021; 13 (3):399.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederica Zavaglio; Loretta Fiorina; Nicolás Suárez; Chiara Fornara; Marica De Cicco; Daniela Cirasola; Andrew Davison; Giuseppe Gerna; Daniele Lilleri. 2021. "Detection of Genotype-Specific Antibody Responses to Glycoproteins B and H in Primary and Non-Primary Human Cytomegalovirus Infections by Peptide-Based ELISA." Viruses 13, no. 3: 399.