The neutralizing capacity of antibodies elicited by parainfluenza virus infection of African Green Monkeys is dependent on complement

• Published in: Virology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 460; pp. 23 - 33
• Main Authors: Mayer, Anne E, Johnson, John B, Parks, Griffith D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2014
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies, Neutralizing - immunology; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; Cercopithecus aethiops - immunology; Cercopithecus aethiops - virology; Complement; Complement C1q - immunology; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Immune; Infectious Disease; Neutralization Tests; Parainfluenza; Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human - immunology; Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human - physiology; Parainfluenza Virus 5 - immunology; Parainfluenza Virus 5 - physiology; Paramyxoviridae Infections - immunology; Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology; Vaccine; Complement; Vaccine; Parainfluenza; Immune
• ISSN: 0042-6822; 1096-0341
• DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.05.004

Abstract The African Green Monkey (AGM) model was used to analyze the role of complement in neutralization of parainfluenza virus. Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) and human parainfluenza virus type 2 were effectively neutralized in vitro by naïve AGM sera, but neutralizing capacity was lost by heat-inactivation. The mechanism of neutralization involved formation of massive aggregates, with no evidence of virion lysis. Following inoculation of the respiratory tract with a PIV5 vector expressing HIV gp160, AGM produced high levels of serum and tracheal antibodies against gp120 and the viral F and HN proteins. However, in the absence of complement these anti-PIV5 antibodies had very poor neutralizing capacity. Virions showed extensive deposition of IgG and C1q with post- but not pre-immune sera. These results highlight the importance of complement in the initial antibody response to parainfluenza viruses, with implications for understanding infant immune responses and design of vaccine strategies for these pediatric pathogens.