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The role of scavenger receptor BI in hepatitis - eTheses Repository ...

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Figure 5-7 JFH-1 G451R demonstrates an <strong>in</strong>creased sensitivity to<br />

neutralisation by gp-specific antibodies.<br />

JFH-1 wt (closed circles) or G451R (open circles) were <strong>in</strong>cubated with<br />

IgG purified from the sera <strong>of</strong> six HCV <strong>in</strong>fected subjects (A-F) or anti-E2<br />

mAb 3/11 (H), prior to <strong>in</strong>fect<strong>in</strong>g Huh-7.5 cells. Percent neutralisation was<br />

calculated by quantify<strong>in</strong>g viral <strong>in</strong>fectivity <strong>in</strong> the presence <strong>of</strong> anti-HCV<br />

specific antibodies relative to HCV negative IgG or irrelevant mAb,<br />

respectively. G. To determ<strong>in</strong>e the concentration <strong>of</strong> IgG required to<br />

neutralise 50% <strong>of</strong> JFH-1 and G451R <strong>in</strong>fectivity (IC50), both viruses were<br />

<strong>in</strong>cubated with a pool <strong>of</strong> the six patient derived IgG. <strong>The</strong> IC50 is depicted<br />

as a horizontal l<strong>in</strong>e. JFH-1 G451R is 50-fold more sensitive to<br />

neutralisation by pooled patient IgG. Error bars <strong>in</strong>dicate standard<br />

deviation from the mean (n=3).

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