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AIDS vaccine: present problems and future perspectives.

J Ennen·S G Norley·R Kurth
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Vaccination has proved to be an effective means for the prevention of infectious diseases. Advances in our understanding of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the immune system of the host may lay the foundation for the development of an AIDS vaccine. Current attempts to develop vaccines focus on the development of substances that will produce a different type of immune response from that which occurs naturally. Progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms by which the AIDS virus stimulates an neutralizing antibody response and triggers specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the host. The pressing need for a vaccine has prompted the testing of several candidate vaccines based on the simian immunodeficiency virus (closely related to HIV) in the macaque animal model for AIDS. The lessons learned from these trials will be valuable for developing future vaccines.

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AIDS VaccinesAnimalsAntigen-Antibody ReactionsDisease Models, AnimalHumansT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicJournal ArticleReview

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J Ennen, S G Norley, R Kurth. 1992. AIDS vaccine: present problems and future perspectives.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02591425

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