Cellular immune response of SIV-infected rhesus macaques.

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Optimal conditions for the assessment of T cell proliferation and cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses specific for primate lentivirus were established. CTL and T cell proliferative responses were demonstrated as early as two weeks post-infection. Although the majority of CTL were CD8+, MHC class I-restricted, this study demonstrated CD4+, MHC class II-restricted CTL. Experiments also demonstrated that CTL were...

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