학술논문

Orthopoxvirus-Specific T-Cell Responses in Convalescent Mpox Patients.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1/15/2024, Vol. 229 Issue 1, p54-58. 5p.
Subject
*MONKEYPOX
*T cells
*VACCINIA
*HIV
*IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents
Language
ISSN
0022-1899
Abstract
Orthopoxvirus-specific T-cell responses were analyzed in 10 patients who had recovered from Mpox including 7 people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH). Eight participants had detectable virus-specific T-cell responses, including a PWH who was not on antiretroviral therapy and a PWH on immunosuppressive therapy. These 2 participants had robust polyfunctional CD4+ T-cell responses to peptides from the 121L vaccinia virus (VACV) protein. T-cells from 4 of 5 HLA-A2–positive participants targeted at least 1 previously described HLA-A2–restricted VACV epitope, including an epitope targeted in 2 participants. These results advance our understanding of immunity in convalescent Mpox patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]