Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection

ABSTRACT Analysis of breakthrough HIV-1 infections could elucidate whether prior vaccination primes relevant immune responses. Here, we measured HIV-specific antibody responses in 14 South African volunteers who acquired HIV infection after participating in phase 1/2 trials of envelope-containing im...

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Autores principales: Zanele Ditse, Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize, Michael Yin, Michael Keefer, David C. Montefiori, Georgia D. Tomaras, Gavin Churchyard, Kenneth H. Mayer, Shelly Karuna, Cecilia Morgan, Linda-Gail Bekker, Koleka Mlisana, Glenda Gray, Zoe Moodie, Peter Gilbert, Penny L. Moore, Carolyn Williamson, Lynn Morris
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fc8ac65232e642f1a485c27a89d9af6f2021-11-15T15:27:52ZEffect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection10.1128/mSphere.00738-192379-5042https://doaj.org/article/fc8ac65232e642f1a485c27a89d9af6f2020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00738-19https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT Analysis of breakthrough HIV-1 infections could elucidate whether prior vaccination primes relevant immune responses. Here, we measured HIV-specific antibody responses in 14 South African volunteers who acquired HIV infection after participating in phase 1/2 trials of envelope-containing immunogens. Serum samples were collected annually following HIV-1 infection from participants in trials HVTN 073 (subtype C, DNA/MVA, phase 1 trial, n = 1), HVTN 086 (subtype C, DNA/MVA/gp140 protein, phase 1 trial, n = 2), and HVTN 204 (multisubtype, DNA/adenovirus serotype 5 [Ad5], phase 2 trial, n = 7) and 4 placebo recipients. Binding and neutralizing antibody responses to Env proteins and peptides were determined pre- and post-HIV infection using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the TZM-bl cell neutralization assay, respectively. HIV-infected South African individuals served as unvaccinated controls. Binding antibodies to gp41, V3, V2, the membrane-proximal external region (MPER), and the CD4 binding site were detected from the first year of HIV-1 subtype C infection, and the levels were similar in vaccinated and placebo recipients. Neutralizing antibody responses against tier 1A viruses were detected in all participants, with the highest titers being to a subtype C virus, MW965.26. No responses were observed just prior to infection, indicating that vaccine-primed HIV-specific antibodies had waned. Sporadic neutralization activity against tier 2 isolates was observed after 2 to 3 years of HIV infection, but these responses were similar in the vaccinated and placebo groups as well as the unvaccinated controls. Our data suggest that prior vaccination with these immunogens did not alter the antibody responses to HIV-1 infection, nor did it accelerate the development of HIV neutralization breadth. IMPORTANCE There is a wealth of information on HIV-specific vaccine-induced immune responses among HIV-uninfected participants; however, data on immune responses among participants who acquire HIV after vaccination are limited. Here we show that HIV-specific binding antibody responses in individuals with breakthrough HIV infections were not affected by prior vaccination with HIV envelope-containing immunogens. We also found that these vectored vaccines did not prime tier 2 virus-neutralizing antibody responses, which are thought to be required for prevention against HIV acquisition, or accelerate the development of neutralization breadth. Although this study is limited, such studies can provide insights into whether vaccine-elicited antibody responses are boosted by HIV infection to acquire broader neutralizing activity, which may help to identify antigens relevant to the design of more effective vaccines.Zanele DitseNonhlanhla N. MkhizeMichael YinMichael KeeferDavid C. MontefioriGeorgia D. TomarasGavin ChurchyardKenneth H. MayerShelly KarunaCecilia MorganLinda-Gail BekkerKoleka MlisanaGlenda GrayZoe MoodiePeter GilbertPenny L. MooreCarolyn WilliamsonLynn MorrisAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleHIV vaccinesHIV breakthrough infectionsHIV-specific binding antibodiesbroadly neutralizing antibodiesDNA/MVA vaccinesrAd5MicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2020)
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collection DOAJ
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topic HIV vaccines
HIV breakthrough infections
HIV-specific binding antibodies
broadly neutralizing antibodies
DNA/MVA vaccines
rAd5
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle HIV vaccines
HIV breakthrough infections
HIV-specific binding antibodies
broadly neutralizing antibodies
DNA/MVA vaccines
rAd5
Microbiology
QR1-502
Zanele Ditse
Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize
Michael Yin
Michael Keefer
David C. Montefiori
Georgia D. Tomaras
Gavin Churchyard
Kenneth H. Mayer
Shelly Karuna
Cecilia Morgan
Linda-Gail Bekker
Koleka Mlisana
Glenda Gray
Zoe Moodie
Peter Gilbert
Penny L. Moore
Carolyn Williamson
Lynn Morris
Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
description ABSTRACT Analysis of breakthrough HIV-1 infections could elucidate whether prior vaccination primes relevant immune responses. Here, we measured HIV-specific antibody responses in 14 South African volunteers who acquired HIV infection after participating in phase 1/2 trials of envelope-containing immunogens. Serum samples were collected annually following HIV-1 infection from participants in trials HVTN 073 (subtype C, DNA/MVA, phase 1 trial, n = 1), HVTN 086 (subtype C, DNA/MVA/gp140 protein, phase 1 trial, n = 2), and HVTN 204 (multisubtype, DNA/adenovirus serotype 5 [Ad5], phase 2 trial, n = 7) and 4 placebo recipients. Binding and neutralizing antibody responses to Env proteins and peptides were determined pre- and post-HIV infection using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the TZM-bl cell neutralization assay, respectively. HIV-infected South African individuals served as unvaccinated controls. Binding antibodies to gp41, V3, V2, the membrane-proximal external region (MPER), and the CD4 binding site were detected from the first year of HIV-1 subtype C infection, and the levels were similar in vaccinated and placebo recipients. Neutralizing antibody responses against tier 1A viruses were detected in all participants, with the highest titers being to a subtype C virus, MW965.26. No responses were observed just prior to infection, indicating that vaccine-primed HIV-specific antibodies had waned. Sporadic neutralization activity against tier 2 isolates was observed after 2 to 3 years of HIV infection, but these responses were similar in the vaccinated and placebo groups as well as the unvaccinated controls. Our data suggest that prior vaccination with these immunogens did not alter the antibody responses to HIV-1 infection, nor did it accelerate the development of HIV neutralization breadth. IMPORTANCE There is a wealth of information on HIV-specific vaccine-induced immune responses among HIV-uninfected participants; however, data on immune responses among participants who acquire HIV after vaccination are limited. Here we show that HIV-specific binding antibody responses in individuals with breakthrough HIV infections were not affected by prior vaccination with HIV envelope-containing immunogens. We also found that these vectored vaccines did not prime tier 2 virus-neutralizing antibody responses, which are thought to be required for prevention against HIV acquisition, or accelerate the development of neutralization breadth. Although this study is limited, such studies can provide insights into whether vaccine-elicited antibody responses are boosted by HIV infection to acquire broader neutralizing activity, which may help to identify antigens relevant to the design of more effective vaccines.
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author Zanele Ditse
Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize
Michael Yin
Michael Keefer
David C. Montefiori
Georgia D. Tomaras
Gavin Churchyard
Kenneth H. Mayer
Shelly Karuna
Cecilia Morgan
Linda-Gail Bekker
Koleka Mlisana
Glenda Gray
Zoe Moodie
Peter Gilbert
Penny L. Moore
Carolyn Williamson
Lynn Morris
author_facet Zanele Ditse
Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize
Michael Yin
Michael Keefer
David C. Montefiori
Georgia D. Tomaras
Gavin Churchyard
Kenneth H. Mayer
Shelly Karuna
Cecilia Morgan
Linda-Gail Bekker
Koleka Mlisana
Glenda Gray
Zoe Moodie
Peter Gilbert
Penny L. Moore
Carolyn Williamson
Lynn Morris
author_sort Zanele Ditse
title Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
title_short Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
title_full Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
title_fullStr Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
title_full_unstemmed Effect of HIV Envelope Vaccination on the Subsequent Antibody Response to HIV Infection
title_sort effect of hiv envelope vaccination on the subsequent antibody response to hiv infection
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/fc8ac65232e642f1a485c27a89d9af6f
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