Effective control of early zika virus replication by dengue immunity is associated to the length of time between the 2 infections but not mediated by antibodies

Crisanta Serrano-Collazo, Erick X. Pérez-Guzmán, Petraleigh Pantoja, Mariah A. Hassert, Idia V. Rodríguez, Luis Giavedoniid, Vida Hodara, Laura Parodi, Lorna Cruz, Teresa Arana, Melween I. Martínez, Laura White, James D. Brien, Aravinda de Silva, Amelia K. Pinto, Carlos A. Sariol

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Abstract

Little is known about the contribution of virus-specific and cross-reacting antibodies (Abs) or the cellular immune response generated by a primary dengue (DENV) infection on the course of a secondary zika (ZIKV) infection in vivo. Here we show that the length of time between DENV/ZIKV infections has a qualitative impact on controlling early ZIKV replication. Depletion of DENV2-specific Abs in sera confirmed that those type-specific Abs do not contribute to ZIKV control. We show that the magnitude and durability of the neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) induced by a secondary ZIKV infection is modest compared to the response induced after a secondary heterologous DENV infection. Our in vivo results are showing a complex interplay between the cellular and innate immune responses characterized by a high frequency of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) correlating with an increase in the frequency of DENV antigen specific T cells and a significant control of ZIKV replication which is time dependent. Taken together, our results suggest that early after ZIKV infection other mechanisms such as the innate and cellular immune responses may play a predomi-nant role in controlling ZIKV replication. Regardless of the time elapsed between infections there was no evidence of in vivo antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of ZIKV by DENV immunity. These findings have pivotal implications while interpreting ZIKV pathogenesis in flavivirus-experimented populations, diagnostic results interpretation and vaccine designs and schedules among others.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0008285
Pages (from-to)1-28
Number of pages28
JournalPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Serrano-Collazo et al.

Funding

This work received support by Grants 2 P40 OD012217 and 2U42OD021458-15 to MIM and CAS (ORIP, OD, NIH), and R25GM061838 to C.S.-C. Also, partial support was provided by Grant K22AI104794 to JDB (NIAID) and partially used resources that were supported by the Southwest National Primate Research Center grant P51 OD011133 from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, National Institutes of Health to LDG. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

FundersFunder number
NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Southwest National Primate Research CenterP51 OD011133
National Institutes of Health (NIH)R25GM061838
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Office of the DirectorU42OD021458
NIH Office of the Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesK22AI104794
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Infectious Diseases

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