Anti-human immunodeficiency virus-1 antibody titers in injection drug users compared to sexually infected individuals
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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98(2): 209-212, Mar. 15, 2003. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Sera from infected injection drug users (IDU) have shown to have antibodies against synthetic human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) envelope peptides more frequently. In this study, reactivity of 48 IDU plasma were compared to 60 plasmas obtained from sexually infected individuals (S). The overall reactivity of plasma from IDU compared to S was higher, and the reactivity titers were much higher for IDU plasma than S. IDU plasma also showed a broader antibody response. The higher reactivity titers were observed mainly for the gp41 immunodominant epitope and V3 peptides corresponding to the consensus sequences of HIV-1 subtypes/variants prevalent in Brazil (B, F, C) indicating the specificity in the higher immune response of IDU
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Assunto principal:
Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Anticorpos Anti-HIV
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Proteína gp41 do Envelope de HIV
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Proteína gp120 do Envelope de HIV
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Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fiocruz/BR
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