HIV vaccine rationale, design and testing.
Published
Journal Article (Review)
A central obstacle to the design of a global HIV vaccine is viral diversity. Antigenic differences in envelope proteins result in distinct HIV serotypes, operationally defined such that antibodies raised against envelope molecules from one serotype will not bind envelope molecules from a different serotype. The existence of serotypes has presented a similar challenge to vaccine development against other pathogens. In such cases, antigenic diversity has been addressed by vaccine design. For example, the poliovirus vaccine includes three serotypes of poliovirus, and Pneumovax presents a cocktail of 23 pneumococcal variants to the immune system. It is likely that a successful vaccine for HIV must also comprise a cocktail of antigens. Here, data relevant to the development of cocktail vaccines, designed to harness diverse, envelope-specific B-cell and T-cell responses, are reviewed.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Slobod, KS; Coleclough, C; Bonsignori, M; Brown, SA; Zhan, X; Surman, S; Zirkel, A; Jones, BG; Sealy, RE; Stambas, J; Brown, B; Lockey, TD; Freiden, PJ; Doherty, PC; Blanchard, JL; Martin, LN; Hurwitz, JL
Published Date
- April 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 3 / 2
Start / End Page
- 107 - 112
PubMed ID
- 15853717
Pubmed Central ID
- 15853717
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1570-162X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2174/1570162053506928
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands