Neutralization of HIV-1 by redirection of natural antibodies.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 105(34): 12515-20, 2008 Aug 26.
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| ID: mdl-18719129
ABSTRACT
The great variability and high glycosylation of gp120 poses a great challenge for the design of a functional immune therapy. The binding region of the CD4 receptor to gp120, however, is well conserved and may constitute a target to limit viral entry and infectivity. Our strategy consists in using a preexisting pool of natural antibodies directed toward the gal(alpha1,3)gal disaccharide and to redirect it to HIV. We here show that using CD4-derived, gp120-binding, synthetic peptides chemically linked to gal(alpha1,3)gal can redirect these natural antibodies and improve the HIV-1 neutralizing activity of the CD4-derived peptides in vitro. Importantly, the binding of the CD4-gal(alpha1,3)gal peptides to HIV-1-infected cells conferred antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity after the addition of human sera. Thus, the temporary redirection of naturally occurring antibodies and their biological activities to a new antigen represents a completely new way of targeting a human disease.
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HIV-1
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Mimetismo Molecular
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Fármacos Anti-HIV
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En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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