Cancer Vaccines

New research on cancer vaccines from National Cancer Institute summarized

Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 26th, 2008

"Adaptive CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell responses have been associated with control of human immunodeficiency virus/simian immunodeficiency virus (HIV/SIV) replication. Here, we have designed a study with Indian rhesus macaques to more directly assess the role of CD8 SIV-specific responses in control of viral replication," researchers in the United States report.

"Macaques were immunized with a DNA prime-modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-SIV boost regimen under normal conditions or under conditions of antibody-induced CD4(+) T-cell deficiency. Depletion of CD4(+) cells was performed in the immunized macaques at the peak of SIV-specific CD4(+) T-cell responses following...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-26)

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