Control of viremia in simian immunodeficiency virus infection by CD8+ lymphocytes
Control of viremia in simian immunodeficiency virus infection by CD8+ lymphocytes
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DOI:
10.1126/science.283.5403.857
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发表时间:
1999-02-05
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Reimann, KA
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作者:
Schmitz, JE;Kuroda, MJ;Reimann, KA
Clinical evidence suggests that cellular immunity is involved in controlling human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) replication. An animal model of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected rhesus monkey, was used to show that virus replication is not controlled in monkeys depleted of CD8(+) Lymphocytes during primary SIV infection. Eliminating CD8(+) lymphocytes from monkeys during chronic SIV infection resulted in a rapid and marked increase in viremia that was again suppressed coincident with the reappearance of SIV-specific CD8(+) T cells. These results confirm the importance of cell-mediated immunity in controlling HIV-1 infection and support the exploration of vaccination approaches for preventing infection that will elicit these immune responses.