Magnitude and quality of antibody response to a combination hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine

Antiviral Res. 2002 Jan;53(1):63-73. doi: 10.1016/s0166-3542(01)00194-2.

Abstract

Interference between antibodies generated by a combination hepatitis A and B vaccine was investigated by evaluating the quantity and quality of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) and anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs) antibodies generated by Twinrix (Hepatitis A Inactivated and Hepatitis B (Recombinant) Vaccine). The magnitude of the immune response was determined by a retrospective analysis of eight clinical trials, completed during stepwise development of Twinrix. The functionality of anti-HAV was evaluated by comparison of routine ELISA results with neutralization assays and was further characterized by defining the epitope-specificity of binding. Functionality of the anti-HBs response was not tested because a validated assay was not developed at the time this study was conducted. Results of all analyses demonstrated that the combination vaccine induced high antibody titers against hepatitis A and B and a functional anti-HAV response, with no evidence of immune interference to either viral antigen.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Hepatitis A / immunology
  • Hepatitis A / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis A / virology
  • Hepatitis A Antibodies
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / immunology*
  • Hepatitis A virus / immunology*
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis B / virology
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / immunology*
  • Hepatitis B virus / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Vaccines, Combined

Substances

  • Hepatitis A Antibodies
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines
  • Hepatitis Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Combined
  • twinrix