Vaccine-Induced, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells Reduce Virus Replication but Do Not Protect from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Progression1

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Summary

The observation that vaccine-induced, SIV-specific CD8+ T cells that partially control SIVmac239 virus replication fail to protect from immunological or clinical progression of SIV infection underscores both the complexity of AIDS pathogenesis and the challenges of properly assessing the efficacy of candidate AIDS vaccines.

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2009-07-01
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Simian immunodeficiency virus, Viremia, Virology, Modified vaccinia Ankara, Immunology

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