Infectious dengue vesicles derived from CD61+ cells in acute patient plasma exhibited a diaphanous appearance

Alan Yi Hui Hsu, Shang Rung Wu, Jih Jin Tsai, Po Lin Chen, Ya Ping Chen, Tsai Yun Chen, Yu Chih Lo, Tzu Chuan Ho, Meed Lee, Min Ting Chen, Yen Chi Chiu, Guey Chuen Perng

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Abstract

The levels of neutralizing antibody to a pathogen are an effective indicator to predict efficacy of a vaccine in trial. And yet not all the trial vaccines are in line with the theory. Using dengue virus (DENV) to investigate the viral morphology affecting the predictive value, we evaluated the viral morphology in acute dengue plasma compared to that of Vero cells derived DENV. The virions in plasma were infectious and heterogeneous in shape with a "sunny-side up egg" appearance, viral RNA was enclosed with CD61+ cell-derived membrane interspersed by the viral envelope protein, defined as dengue vesicles. The unique viral features were also observed from ex vivo infected human bone marrow. Dengue vesicles were less efficiently neutralized by convalescent patient serum, compared to virions produced from Vero cells. Our results exhibit a reason why potencies of protective immunity fail in vivo and significantly impact dengue vaccine and drug development.

Original languageEnglish
Article number17990
JournalScientific reports
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Dec 11

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