Characterization of the HPV-specific memory B cell and systemic antibody responses in women receiving an unadjuvanted HPV16 L1 VLP vaccine

Vaccine. 2010 Jul 26;28(33):5407-13. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.06.018. Epub 2010 Jun 17.

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV)-specific antibodies are proposed to be the correlate of protection afforded by HPV L1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines. Previous studies have characterized the systemic antibody response to immunization in terms of both the quantity and the ability to neutralize HPV. Here, we have adapted a generalized memory B cell ELISPOT to the HPV16 system and expanded the analysis of the systemic antibody response to include an avidity measurement of HPV L1 VLP-specific antibodies. We show the results of the memory B cell ELISPOT significantly correlated with IgG and neutralizing antibody titers, but not with the avidity measurement. This is the first comprehensive study to correlate a variety of humoral aspects potentially associated with protective immunity following vaccination with a HPV16 L1 VLP vaccine.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Antibody Formation / immunology
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Human papillomavirus 16 / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Memory / drug effects*
  • Immunologic Memory / immunology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / blood
  • Papillomavirus Infections / immunology*
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / immunology
  • Vaccination*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines