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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 1036-1044Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.120
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- National Institutes of Health [R21AI093242, U19AI096398, 1F32AI102535]
- National Science Foundation [DMR-1151477]
- Gates Grand Challenges Round [5 OPP1024615]
- Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Lineburger Cancer Center at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1024615] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1151477] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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IgG is the predominant immunoglobulin in cervicovaginal mucus (CVM), yet how immunoglobulin G (IgG) in mucus can protect against infections is not fully understood. IgG diffuses rapidly through cervical mucus, slowed only slightly by transient adhesive interactions with mucins. We hypothesize that this almost unhindered diffusion allows IgG to accumulate rapidly on pathogen surfaces, and the resulting IgG array forms multiple weak adhesive crosslinks to mucus gel that effectively trap (immobilize) pathogens, preventing them from initiating infections. Here, we report that herpes simplex virus serotype 1 (HSV-1) readily penetrated fresh, pH-neutralized ex vivo samples of CVM with low or no detectable levels of anti-HSV-1 IgG but was trapped in samples with even modest levels of anti-HSV-1 IgG. In samples with little or no endogenous anti-HSV-1 IgG, addition of exogenous anti-HSV-1 IgG, affinity-purified from intravenous immunoglobulin, trapped virions at concentrations below those needed for neutralization and with similar potency as endogenous IgG. Deglycosylating purified anti-HSV-1 IgG, or removing its Fc component, markedly reduced trapping potency. Finally, a non-neutralizing IgG against HSV-gG significantly protected mice against vaginal infection, and removing vaginal mucus by gentle lavage abolished protection. These observations suggest that IgG-Fc has a glycan-dependent muco-trapping'' effector function that may provide exceptionally potent protection at mucosal surfaces.
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