Characterization of the HPV-specific memory B cell and systemic antibody responses in women receiving an unadjuvanted HPV16 L1 VLP vaccine

Joseph G. Dauner, Yuanji Pan, Allan Hildesheim, Clayton Harro, Ligia A. Pinto

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Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV)-specific antibodies are proposed to be the correlate of protection afforded by HPV L1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines. Previous studies have characterized the systemic antibody response to immunization in terms of both the quantity and the ability to neutralize HPV. Here, we have adapted a generalized memory B cell ELISPOT to the HPV16 system and expanded the analysis of the systemic antibody response to include an avidity measurement of HPV L1 VLP-specific antibodies. We show the results of the memory B cell ELISPOT significantly correlated with IgG and neutralizing antibody titers, but not with the avidity measurement. This is the first comprehensive study to correlate a variety of humoral aspects potentially associated with protective immunity following vaccination with a HPV16 L1 VLP vaccine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5407-5413
Number of pages7
JournalVaccine
Volume28
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • HPV
  • Humoral response
  • VLP
  • Vaccination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Veterinary
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

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