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ABSTRACT The antigenic potential of seven immunogenic peptides of the dengue virus was evaluated in the sera of patients with dengue confirmed by IgM/IgG serology. Antibodies IgM and IgG against dengue virus peptides were analyzed by ELISA in 31 dengue sero-positive and 20 sero-negative patients. The P5 peptide showed significant IgG immunoreactivity mostly in the sera of patients with dengue without warning signs in comparison with patients with dengue with warning signs, correlating with mild disease. This finding suggests that the low antibody response against P5 epitope could be a risk factor for higher susceptibility to dengue virus infection with warning signs, and that P5 could be a potential antigen for vaccine development.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adulto Jovem , Peptídeos/imunologia , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/imunologia , Vírus da Dengue/imunologia , Vacinas contra Dengue , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Epitopos/imunologia , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Imunoglobulina M/imunologia , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Dengue/imunologia , Dengue/prevenção & controle , Formação de Anticorpos , Antígenos Virais/imunologiaRESUMO
El comportamiento endémico de la fiebre por dengue en México durante los últimos cinco años ha generado gran preocupación en todos los sectores relacionados con la salud. Los esfuerzos para interrumpir la transmisión se han concentrado en el control vectorial; sin embargo, al margen de la efectividad de las intervenciones, resulta importante establecer con claridad cuáles son los elementos determinantes de la transmisión del dengue para establecer medidas de control y vigilancia eficaces. En cuanto a los determinantes moleculares de la transmisión, mucho se ha avanzado con el desarrollo de la genómica y la bioinformática. Esta revisión pretende ofrecer un panorama de los desarrollos más recientes en ese aspecto con un énfasis en la situación de México.
The endemic behavior of dengue fever in Mexico during the past five years is of major concern to every sector related with public health and the effort to control the transmission has been focused on vector control. However, regardless of the effectiveness of the intervention measures it is important to know which elements determine dengue transmission. With regard to the molecular basis for dengue transmission, a great deal of progress has been made due to the introduction of genomic and bioinformatic approaches. The goal of this review is to describe the most recent developments in this area with emphasis on the Mexican situation.
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Humanos , Vírus da Dengue/genética , Dengue/transmissão , Dengue/virologia , Vírus da Dengue/classificação , Dengue/epidemiologia , Genética Populacional , México/epidemiologia , SorotipagemRESUMO
OBJETIVO: Determinar la seroprevalencia de anticuerpos neutralizantes de los serotipos del virus dengue en estudiantes universitarios de Tabasco, México, durante los meses de septiembre a noviembre del año 2005. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se determinó la presencia de IgG contra el virus en el suero de estudiantes que acudieron al centro clínico de la universidad; en los sueros positivos se determinaron los anticuerpos neutralizantes mediante el ensayo de reducción de placa lítica. RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de IgG contra el dengue fue de 9.1 por ciento; de esta proporción, los anticuerpos neutralizantes fueron DENV-1 (20 por ciento), DENV-2 (100 por ciento), DENV-3 (4 por ciento) y DENV-4 (68 por ciento). CONCLUSIONES: Este estudio muestra que el serotipo transmitido con mayor frecuencia en el estado de Tabasco es el DENV-2, aunque no ha sido el aislado con más frecuencia. La elevada prevalencia de anticuerpos neutralizantes contra el DENV-4, al parecer de reacción cruzada, podría explicar la baja circulación de este serotipo en Tabasco.
OBJECTIVE: Determine the seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies to dengue virus in students from the state university of Tabasco, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A transversal study was conducted of serum collected from students between September and November, 2005. The sera were screened for anti-dengue IgG and those that had evidence of dengue antibodies were analyzed by a plaque reduction neutralization test. RESULTS: Prevalence of anti-dengue IgG was 9.1 percent. The frequency of neutralizing antibodies was 100 percent for DENV-2, 68 percent for DENV-4, 20 percent for DENV-1, and 4 percent for DENV-3. CONCLUSIONS: We found that in this population, DENV-2 circulates more than DENV-3 despite the fact that DENV-3 is more frequently isolated. Unexpectedly, neutralizing antibodies against DENV-4 were frequently found even though this serotype is almost extinct; thus, it is probable that cross-immunity could suppress DEN-4 transmission, as has been suggested.