A study based on four immunoassays: Hepatitis C virus antibody against different antigens may have unequal contributions to detection.

Xinyi JiangLe ChangYing YanHuimin JiHuizhen SunFei GuoJunpeng Zhao

Published in: Virology journal (2021)

Antibody responses to the core and NS3/4 antigens were stronger, whereas responses to the NS5 antigen were the weakest, indicating that individual antigenic regions played different roles in total anti-HCV signals. This study provides an impetus for optimizing commercial anti-HCV assays.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
dengue virus
dendritic cells
high throughput
immune response
label free
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
aedes aegypti