HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis
Women with cervicovaginal ADCC have lower genital HIV-1 RNA loads
Published in AIDS Weekly, January 31st, 2005
According to recent research from the United States, "Antibodies that mediate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) are present in the cervical fluid of many HIV-positive women; however, the role that these antibodies play in host defense against HIV is not known."
"To understand the contribution of ADCC in cervical secretions as a protective mechanism against HIV, we evaluated ADCC titers in paired serum and cervical-lavage (CVL) samples from >300 HIV-1-positive women who...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2005-01-31)
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