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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Persistent gag-specific T cell immunity would be a useful component of an effective HIV vaccine. The Flavivirus Kunjin replicon was previously engineered to persistently express HIV gag and was shown to induce protective responses in mice. We evaluated Kunjin replicon virus-like-particles expressing SIVgag-pol in pigtail macaques. Kunjin-specific antibodies were induced, but no SIV-specific T cell immunity were detected. Following SIVmac251 challenge, there was no difference in SIV viremia or retention of CD4 T cells between Kunjin-SIVgag-pol vaccine immunized animals and controls. An amnestic SIV gag-specific CD8 T cell response associated with control of viremia was observed in 1 of 6 immunized animals. Refinements of this vector system and optimization of the immunization doses, routes, and schedules are required prior to clinical trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0042-6822
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
374
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
528-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of recombinant Kunjin replicon SIV vaccines for protective efficacy in macaques.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, 3010, Australia. skent@unimelb.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't