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Altered Maternal Antibody Profiles in Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drive Changes in Transplacental Antibody Transfer.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed, uninfected (HEU) children have a higher risk of severe infection, but the causes are poorly understood. Emerging data point to altered antibody transfer in women with HIV (WHIV); however, specific perturbations and the influence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV viremia remain unclear.Methods
We evaluated antigen-specific transplacental antibody transfer across 14 antigens in paired maternal and umbilical cord plasma from 352 Ugandan women; 176 were WHIV taking ART. We measured antigen-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) sub-class (IgG1, 2, 3, 4) levels and antibody Fcγ receptor (FcγRn, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) binding profiles. We used partial least squares discrimi-nant analysis to define antigen-specific transplacental antibody transfer features.Results
Global antibody transfer patterns were similar by maternal HIV serostatus, pointing to effective placental function in WHIV. However, HEU umbilical cord antibody profiles were altered, driven by perturbed WHIV seroprofiles, with higher levels of herpesvirus antibodies (P < .01 for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex virus) and lower levels of classic vaccine-induced antibodies (P < .01 for tetanus, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b), suggesting that umbilical cord antibody profile differences arise from imbalanced WHIV immunity. Abnormal WHIV antibody profiles were associated with HIV viremia, lower CD4 count, and postconception ART initiation (P = .01).Conclusions
Perturbed immune-dominance profiles in WHIV shift the balance of immunity delivered to neonates. Perturbed HIV-associated maternal antibody profiles are a key determinant of com-promised neonatal immunity. Maternal vaccination interventions may promote transfer of relevant, effective antibodies to protect HEU children against early-life infections.
SUBMITTER: Dolatshahi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9555842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Altered Maternal Antibody Profiles in Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drive Changes in Transplacental Antibody Transfer.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20221001 8
<h4>Background</h4>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed, uninfected (HEU) children have a higher risk of severe infection, but the causes are poorly understood. Emerging data point to altered antibody transfer in women with HIV (WHIV); however, specific perturbations and the influence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV viremia remain unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated antigen-specific transplacental antibody transfer across 14 antigens in paired maternal and umbilical cord plasma fr ...[more]