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Induction of autoantibodies to CCR5 in macaques and subsequent effects upon challenge with an R5-tropic simian/human immunodeficiency virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2004
Chackerian Bryce, Briglio Lindsey, Albert Paul S, Lowy Douglas R, Schiller John T
Abstract excerpt
Antibodies against CCR5, the major coreceptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), may have antiviral potential as viral fusion inhibitors. In this study, we generated a virus-like particle (VLP)-based vaccine that effectively breaks B-cell tolerance and elicits autoantibodies against...
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