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CD8+ T cells specific for conserved, cross-reactive Gag epitopes with strong ability to suppress HIV-1 replication.
Retrovirology - 3 Jul 2018
Murakoshi Hayato, Zou Chengcheng, Kuse Nozomi, Akahoshi Tomohiro, Chikata Takayuki, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Oka Shinichi, Hanke Tomáš, Takiguchi Masafumi
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BACKGROUND: Development of AIDS vaccines for effective prevention of circulating HIV-1 is required, but no trial has demonstrated definitive effects on the prevention. Several recent T-cell vaccine trials showed no protection against HIV-1 acquisition although the vaccines induced HIV-1-specific T-cell responses, suggesting that the vaccine-induced T cells have insufficient capacities to suppress HIV-1...
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