Antigenic variation of H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 swine influenza viruses in Japan and Vietnam

Arch Virol. 2013 Apr;158(4):859-76. doi: 10.1007/s00705-013-1616-8. Epub 2013 Feb 23.

Abstract

The antigenicity of the influenza A virus hemagglutinin is responsible for vaccine efficacy in protecting pigs against swine influenza virus (SIV) infection. However, the antigenicity of SIV strains currently circulating in Japan and Vietnam has not been well characterized. We examined the antigenicity of classical H1 SIVs, pandemic A(H1N1)2009 (A(H1N1)pdm09) viruses, and seasonal human-lineage SIVs isolated in Japan and Vietnam. A hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay was used to determine antigenic differences that differentiate the recent Japanese H1N2 and H3N2 SIVs from the H1N1 and H3N2 domestic vaccine strains. Minor antigenic variation between pig A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses was evident by HI assay using 13 mAbs raised against homologous virus. A Vietnamese H1N2 SIV, whose H1 gene originated from a human strain in the mid-2000s, reacted poorly with post-infection ferret serum against human vaccine strains from 2000-2010. These results provide useful information for selection of optimal strains for SIV vaccine production.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigenic Variation* / genetics
  • Antigens, Viral / genetics
  • Chick Embryo
  • Chickens
  • Dogs
  • Ferrets
  • Genetic Variation
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / immunology*
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Mice
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology
  • Phylogeny
  • Sheep
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology
  • Swine Diseases / virology*
  • Vietnam / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Viral