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