2005
Immunization of Macaques with Single-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Stimulates Diverse Virus-Specific Immune Responses and Reduces Viral Loads after Challenge with SIVmac239
Evans D, Bricker J, Sanford H, Lang S, Carville A, Richardson B, Piatak M, Lifson J, Mansfield K, Desrosiers R. Immunization of Macaques with Single-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Stimulates Diverse Virus-Specific Immune Responses and Reduces Viral Loads after Challenge with SIVmac239. Journal Of Virology 2005, 79: 7707-7720. PMID: 15919923, PMCID: PMC1143664, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.12.7707-7720.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency VirusesRNA copies/AIDS vaccine approachSingle-cycle SIVEnzyme-linked immunospotViral loadSimian immunodeficiency virusCopies/Immunodeficiency virusVaccine approachesGamma interferon enzyme-linked immunospotGag-specific T-cell responsesVirus-specific immune responsesMajor Histocompatibility Complex Class I DownregulationT cell proliferative responsesImmunization of macaquesPlasma viral loadT cell responsesMHC class IThird doseChronic phasePeripheral bloodWeek 8Immune responseControl animals
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS VaccinesAnimalsAntigens, CD20B-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensMacaca mulattaPhenotypeSimian immunodeficiency virusConceptsHigh 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