Immunotherapy with internally inactivated virus loaded dendritic cells boosts cellular immunity but does not affect feline immunodeficiency virus infection course

Autor: Francesca Tarabella, Leonia Bozzacco, Mauro Bendinelli, Mauro Pistello, Antonio Merico, Luca Ceccherini-Nelli, Paola Mazzetti, Donatella Matteucci, Giulia Freer, Enrica Ricci
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Retrovirology, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 33 (2008)
Retrovirology
ISSN: 1742-4690
Popis: Immunotherapy of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-infected cats with monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDCs) loaded with aldrithiol-2 (AT2)-inactivated homologous FIV was performed. Although FIV-specific lymphoproliferative responses were markedly increased, viral loads and CD4+ T cell depletion were unaffected, thus indicating that boosting antiviral cell-mediated immunity may not suffice to modify infection course appreciably.
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