Effects of route of inoculation and viral genetic variation on antibody responses to polyomavirus SV40 in Syrian golden hamsters

Jody L. Swain, Vojtech Sroller, Connie Wong, Shaojie Zhang, Steven J. Halvorson, Alan J. Herron, Claudia A. Kozinetz, Janet S. Butel

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Abstract

Genetic variants of polyomavirus SV40 are powerful agents with which to define viral effects on cells and carcinogenesis pathways. We hypothesized that differences in biologic variation among viral strains affect the process of viral infection and are reflected in antibody responses to the viral nonstructural large T-antigen (TAg) protein but not in neutralizing antibody responses against the inoculated viral particles. We analyzed the production of TAg antibody and neutralizing antibody in Syrian golden hamsters that were inoculated with SV40 viral strains by intracardiac, intravenous, or intraperitoneal routes and remained tumor free. Compared with the intraperitoneal route, intravascular (that is, intravenous, intracardiac) inoculation resulted in increased frequency of responsiveness to TAg but not in higher TAg antibody titers. The intravascular route was superior both for eliciting neutralizing antibody responses and for higher titers of those responses. Viruses with complex regulatory regions induced TAg antibody more often than did viruses with simple regulatory regions after intraperitoneal but not intravascular injections, with no differences in antibody titers. This viral genetic variation had no effect on neutralizing antibody production after intraperitoneal or intravascular inoculations or on neutralizing antibody titers achieved. These findings confirm that SV40 variants differ in their biologic properties. Route of inoculation combined with viral genetic variation significantly influence the development of serum antibodies to SV40 TAg in tumor-free hamsters. Route of inoculation - but not viral genetic variation - is an important factor in production of neutralizing antibody to SV40.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)400-408
Number of pages9
JournalComparative medicine
Volume62
Issue number5
StatePublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Veterinary

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