2003
Importance of B-Cell Responses for Immunological Control of Variant Strains of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Johnson W, Lifson J, Lang S, Johnson R, Desrosiers R. Importance of B-Cell Responses for Immunological Control of Variant Strains of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. Journal Of Virology 2003, 77: 375-381. PMID: 12477842, PMCID: PMC140644, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.1.375-381.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh viral loadSimian immunodeficiency virusViral loadAntibody-mediated neutralizationImmunological controlEffective immunological controlImmunodeficiency virusVariant strainsContinuous viral replicationReplicative capacityB cell responsesGp120 envelope proteinTime of infectionHigh replicative capacityAntibody responseDisease progressionB cellsDay 14Tissue macrophagesExperimental infectionViral replicationRhesus monkeysVariable region 1InfectionV2 sequences
1995
Progression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx
Gibbs J, Lackner A, Lang S, Simon M, Sehgal P, Daniel M, Desrosiers R. Progression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx. Journal Of Virology 1995, 69: 2378-2383. PMID: 7884883, PMCID: PMC188910, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.4.2378-2383.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow virus burdenSimian immunodeficiency virusVirus burdenRhesus monkeysLymphocyte concentrationsPlasma antigenemiaHigh virus burdenLymph node morphologyImmunodeficiency virusDisease progressionSIVmac replicationPrimate lentivirusesVirus replicationWild-type virusNode morphologyAIDSVpx geneTerminal stageProgressionAntigenemiaCD4VpxMonkeysEarly spikeBurden