Andes Virus Antigens Are Shed in Urine of Patients with Acute Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome

Godoy, P; Marsac D.; Stefas E.; Ferrer, P; Tischler, ND; Pino, K; Ramdohr P.; Vial, P.; Valenzuela PDT; Ferrés M.; Veas, F.; Lopez-Lastra, M

Abstract

Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is a highly pathogenic emerging disease (40% case fatality rate) caused by New World hantaviruses. Hantavirus infections are transmitted to humans mainly by inhalation of virus-contaminated aerosol particles of rodent excreta and secretions. At present, there are no antiviral drugs or immunotherapeutic agents available for the treatment of hantaviral infection, and the survival rates for infected patients hinge largely on early virus recognition and hospital admission and aggressive pulmonary and hemodynamic support. In this study, we show that Andes virus (ANDV) interacts with human apolipoprotein H (ApoH) and that ApoH-coated magnetic beads or ApoH-coated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay plates can be used to capture and concentrate the virus from complex biological mixtures, such as serum and urine, allowing it to be detected by both immunological and molecular approaches. In addition, we report that ANDV-antigens and infectious virus are shed in urine of HCPS patients. Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Título según WOS: Andes Virus Antigens Are Shed in Urine of Patients with Acute Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome
Título según SCOPUS: Andes virus antigens are shed in urine of patients with acute hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
Volumen: 83
Número: 10
Editorial: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Fecha de publicación: 2009
Página de inicio: 5046
Página final: 5055
Idioma: English
URL: http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/doi/10.1128/JVI.02409-08
DOI:

10.1128/JVI.02409-08

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS