Cote P J, Shapiro M, Engle R E, Popper H, Purcell R H, Gerin J L
J Virol. 1986 Dec;60(3):895-901. doi: 10.1128/JVI.60.3.895-901.1986.
Two chimpanzees immunized with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) surface antigen (WHsAg) developed antibodies cross-reactive with hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg). After challenge with HBV, one animal was completely protected and the other experienced a subclinical infection, without evidence of liver disease. Three woodchucks immunized with HBsAg developed antibodies to HBsAg which did not cross-react with WHsAg. After challenge with WHV, all three woodchucks developed typical acute infections with associated hepatic lesions. Serological studies with the cross-reactive antibodies raised in chimpanzees suggested that the protective epitopes of WHsAg were related to the group a specificity of HBsAg. These studies indicated that cross-protective epitopes are shared by HBV and WHV; however, the humoral response to these epitopes can vary among species.
两只用土拨鼠肝炎病毒(WHV)表面抗原(WHsAg)免疫的黑猩猩产生了与乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)表面抗原(HBsAg)交叉反应的抗体。用HBV攻击后,一只动物得到完全保护,另一只经历了亚临床感染,没有肝病迹象。三只用HBsAg免疫的土拨鼠产生了与WHsAg不交叉反应的抗HBsAg抗体。用WHV攻击后,所有三只土拨鼠都出现了伴有相关肝脏病变的典型急性感染。对黑猩猩体内产生的交叉反应抗体进行的血清学研究表明,WHsAg的保护性表位与HBsAg的a组特异性有关。这些研究表明,HBV和WHV共享交叉保护表位;然而,不同物种对这些表位的体液反应可能有所不同。