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Volume 83, Issue 7

Detection of neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis C virus using a biliary cell infection model Free

Abstract

The identification and characterization of neutralizing anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies may have a major impact on understanding HCV pathogenesis. However, to date, their detection has only been based on the inhibition of either the E2 envelope protein or HCV virions binding to different target cells. The permissivity of primary biliary cells for HCV infection has been demonstrated previously. In the present report, infection of biliary cells was demonstrated further by combining PCR and immunohistochemical detection of the HCV core protein. This study demonstrates, using both serum and purified IgG, the presence of neutralizing anti-HCV antibodies in the serum of patients showing long-term response to antiviral therapy. Overall, the usefulness of the primary biliary cell infection model to investigate anti-HCV neutralization is shown.

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Detection of neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis C virus using a biliary cell infection model
J. Gen. Virol. 83, 1673 (2002); https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-83-7-1673
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