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Journal of Virology, August 2002, p. 7418-7429, Vol. 76, No. 15
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.15.7418-7429.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Analysis of CD4+ T-Cell Responses to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 11 L1 in Healthy Adults Reveals a High Degree of Responsiveness and Cross-Reactivity with Other HPV Types

O. Martin Williams, Keith W. Hart, Eddie C. Y. Wang, and Colin M. Gelder*

Infection and Immunity, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XX, Wales, United Kingdom

Received 14 December 2001/ Accepted 22 April 2002

Human papillomavirus type 11 (HPV-11) infection causes genital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. While there is compelling evidence that CD4+ T cells play an important role in immune surveillance of HPV-associated diseases, little is known about human CD4+ T-cell recognition of HPV-11. We have investigated the CD4+ T-cell responses of 25 unrelated healthy donors to HPV-11 L1 virus-like particles (VLP). CD4+ T-cell lines from 21 of 25 donors were established. Cell sorting experiments carried out on cells from six donors demonstrated that the response was located in the CD45RAlow CD45ROhigh memory T-cell population. To determine the peptide specificity of these responses, epitope selection was analyzed by using 95 15-mer peptides spanning the entire HPV-11 L1 protein. No single region of L1 was immunodominant; responders recognized between 1 and 10 peptides, located throughout the protein, and peptide responses fell into clear HLA class II restricted patterns. Panels of L1 peptides specific for skin and genital HPV were used to show that the L1 CD4+ T-cell responses were cross-reactive. The degree of cross-reactivity was inversely related to the degree of L1 sequence diversity between these viruses. Finally, responses to HPV-11 L1 peptides were elicited from ex vivo CD45RO+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells, demonstrating that recognition of HPV-11 was a specific memory response and not due to in vitro selection during tissue culture. This is the first study of CD4+ T-cell responses to HPV-11 in healthy subjects and demonstrates marked cross-reactivity with other skin and genital HPV types. This cross-reactivity may be of significance for vaccine strategies against HPV-associated clinical diseases.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Infection and Immunity, Tenovus Building, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 2XX, Wales, United Kingdom. Phone: 44-29-20742579. Fax: 44-29-20745003. E-mail: Viralimmunol{at}cf.ac.uk.

Journal of Virology, August 2002, p. 7418-7429, Vol. 76, No. 15
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.15.7418-7429.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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