Abstract |
Proviral DNAs are being measured increasingly as a marker of the efficacy of highly active anti-retroviral therapy ( HAART) and is accepted for the early diagnosis of perinatal HIV-1 infections. This requires a standardized test which enables the detection of a wide range of subtypes worldwide including O, N and circulating recombinant forms (CRFs). Based on a previous publication, a PCR - Test for HIV-1 provirus detection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was developed. Blood samples from 80 individuals infected with HIV-1 and 20 persons negative for HIV-1&2 from Africa and Germany were tested for the presence of HIV-1 provirus DNA. The primer system used enables the detection of proviral DNA despite the high concentrations of human DNA. The limit of detection was determined to be 5 copies per 10(5) cells. All 20 samples from persons negative for HIV were negative for HIV-1 proviral DNA while provirus DNA was amplified from 76 of the 80 (95%) samples from persons infected with HIV. The amplified products were detected by gel-electrophoresis, flow cytometry and real-time PCR. All three detection systems provided the same results.
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Authors | Jürgen Weidner, Uwe Cassens, Wolfgang Göhde, Walter Sibrowski, Georgina Odaibo, David Olaleye, Doris Reichelt, Burkhard Greve |
Journal | Journal of virological methods
(J Virol Methods)
Vol. 172
Issue 1-2
Pg. 22-6
(Mar 2011)
ISSN: 1879-0984 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21182872
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Flow Cytometry
- HIV Infections
(diagnosis)
- HIV Seropositivity
- HIV-1
(genetics)
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
(virology)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Proviruses
(genetics)
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Virology
(methods)
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