A Combination of Anti-PD-L1 Treatment and Therapeutic Vaccination Facilitates Improved Retroviral Clearance via Reactivation of Highly Exhausted T Cells

Autor: Torben Knuschke, Sebastian Kollenda, Christina Wenzek, Gennadiy Zelinskyy, Philine Steinbach, Ulf Dittmer, Jan Buer, Matthias Epple, Astrid M. Westendorf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: mBio, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2161-2129
2150-7511
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02121-20
Popis: Despite significant efforts, vaccines are not yet available for every infectious pathogen, and the search for a protective approach to prevent the establishment of chronic infections, i.e., with HIV, continues. Immune checkpoint therapies targeting inhibitory receptors, such as PD-1, have shown impressive results against solid tumors.
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