Persistent Dengue Infection in an Immunosuppressed Patient Reveals the Roles of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Virus Clearance

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Detailed understanding of the roles of humoral and cellular immune responses in sterilizing dengue virus (DENV) infection in humans is required to inform effective vaccine development. We report an unusual case of persistent DENV infection in a lymphopenic renal transplant recipient who was therapeutically immunosuppressed to prevent organ rejection. Following resolution of symptomatic dengue, this patient remained positive for DENV3 RNA in the blood for 4 months and viruric up to 9 months post-infection despite demonstrable levels of serum neutralizing antibodies throughout this period. Full resolution of DENV infection instead coincided with recovery of CD8+ T cell counts during reversal from lymphopenia. Taken collectively, our observations suggest a role for cellular immunity in sterilizing DENV infection in humans. Any dengue vaccine should thus be able to induce both humoral and cellular immunity that respectively prevent symptomatic infection and enable effective viral clearance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Cell host & microbe - 26(2019), 5 vom: 13. Nov., Seite 601-605.e3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ng, Kar-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Summer Lixin [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Hwee Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Kwek, Swee Sen [VerfasserIn]
Sessions, October Michael [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Chang-Yien [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Isaac Desheng [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chun Kiat [VerfasserIn]
Tambyah, Paul Ananth [VerfasserIn]
Ooi, Eng Eong [VerfasserIn]
Yap, Hui-Kim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Case Reports
Cellular immune response
Dengue
Humoral immune response
Immunosuppressed host
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Renal transplant recipient
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sterilizing infection
Vaccine

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Date Completed 04.03.2020

Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chom.2019.10.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302807233