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IgG antibodies to dengue enhanced for Fc?RIIIA binding determine disease severity. Science (New York, N.Y.) Wang, T. T., Sewatanon, J., Memoli, M. J., Wrammert, J., Bournazos, S., Bhaumik, S. K., Pinsky, B. A., Chokephaibulkit, K., Onlamoon, N., Pattanapanyasat, K., Taubenberger, J. K., Ahmed, R., Ravetch, J. V. 2017; 355 (6323): 395-398

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) infection in the presence of reactive, non-neutralizing immunoglobulin G (IgG) (RNNIg) is the greatest risk factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Progression to DHF/DSS is attributed to antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE); however, because only a fraction of infections occurring in the presence of RNNIg advance to DHF/DSS, the presence of RNNIg alone cannot account for disease severity. We discovered that DHF/DSS patients respond to infection by producing IgGs with enhanced affinity for the activating Fc receptor Fc?RIIIA due to afucosylated Fc glycans and IgG1 subclass. RNNIg enriched for afucosylated IgG1 triggered platelet reduction in vivo and was a significant risk factor for thrombocytopenia. Thus, therapeutics and vaccines restricting production of afucosylated, IgG1 RNNIg during infection may prevent ADE of DENV disease.

View details for DOI 10.1126/science.aai8128

View details for PubMedID 28126818