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HIV/AIDS Vaccines
Research reports on HIV/AIDS vaccines from AIDS Center provide new insights
April 9th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Tat protein vaccination of cynomolgus macaques influences SHIV-89.6P cy243 epitope variability.' According to recent research from Rome, Italy, "In a previous study we showed that vaccination with the native Tat protein controlled virus replication in five out of seven monkeys against challenge with the simian human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)-89.6P cy243 and that this protection correlated with T helper (Th)-1 response and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity. To address the evolution of the SHIV-89.6P cy243 both in control and vaccinated infected monkeys, the sequence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 Tat protein and the C2-V3...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-09)
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