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Detection and differentiation of antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II by the immunofluorescence method.
Authors:D Gallo  L M Penning  and C V Hanson
Institution:Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, State of California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704.
Abstract:We compared the sensitivities of the prototype human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)- and HTLV-II-transformed cell lines, MT2 and Mo-T, with that of an HTLV-II-infected cell line, clone 19, established in our laboratory, in the immunofluorescence (IF) test for detection of antibody to HTLV-I and HTLV-II. In addition, IF antibody titers with the three antigens were determined, and the results were compared with HTLV-I and HTLV-II typing by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The MT2 cell line was more sensitive than the two HTLV-II cell lines for detecting HTLV-I antibody by IF, and clone 19 was more sensitive than Mo-T or MT2 for measuring HTLV-II antibody. In the titration study, the antigen that gave the highest titer correlated completely with the HTLV type determined by PCR, indicating that the relatively simple IF titration method can be used for differentiating HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibody in sera and plasmas.
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