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Microb Pathog . The heterophilicic epitopes in conserved HA regions of human and avian influenza viruses can produce antibodies that bound to kidney

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Microb Pathog


. 2023 Sep 5;106331.
doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106331. Online ahead of print. The heterophilicic epitopes in conserved HA regions of human and avian influenza viruses can produce antibodies that bound to kidney tissue

Chun Yan Guo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhan Kui Jin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Qing Feng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yang Meng Feng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Li Jun Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cui Xiang Xu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yu Lian Zhang[SUP] 5 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Influenza virus infection can cause kidney damage. However, the link between influenza infection and disease is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between heterophilic epitopes on H5N1 hemagglutinin (HA) and disease. The monoclonal antibody (mAb) against H5N1 was prepared, mAbs binding to human kidney tissue were screened, and the reactivities of mAbs with five different subtypes of influenza virus were detected. Design and synthesize the peptides according to the common amino acid sequence of these antigens, and analyze the distribution of the epitope on the crystal structure of HA. Immunological methods were used to detect whether the heterophilic epitopes could induce the production of antibodies that cross-react with kidney tissue. The results showed that H5-30 mA b binding to human kidney tissue recognized the heterophilic epitope 191-LVLWGIHHP-199 on the head of HA. The key amino acid were V192, L193, W194 and I196, which were highly conserved in human and avian influenza virus HA. The heterophilic epitope could induce mice to produce different mAbs binding to kidney tissue. Such heterophilic antibodies were also detected in the serum of the patients. It can provide materials for the mechanism of renal diseases caused by influenza virus infection.

Keywords: Heterophilicic epitopes; Influenza A virus; Kidney tissue; Monoclonal antibody.

 
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