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Papillomavirus capsid mutation to escape dendritic cell-dependent innate immunity in cervical cancer.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2005
Yang Rongcun, Wheeler Cosette M, Chen Xiaojiang, Uematsu Satoshi, Takeda Kiyoshi, Akira Shizuo, Pastrana Diana V, Viscidi Raphael P, Roden Richard B S
Abstract excerpt
Infection with oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPVs), typified by HPV type 16 (HPV16), is a necessary cause of cervical cancer. Prophylactic vaccination with HPV16 L1 virus-like particles (VLPs) provides immunity. HPV16 VLPs activate dendritic cells and a potent neutralizing immunoglobulin G (IgG) response, yet many cervical cancer patients fail to generate detectable VLP-specific IgG. Therefore, we examined...
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