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HIV-1-specific mucosal CD8+ lymphocyte responses in the cervix of HIV-1-resistant prostitutes in Nairobi
(, 2000)
Understanding how individuals with a high degree of HIV exposure avoid persistent infection is paramount to HIV vaccine design. Evidence suggests that mucosal immunity, particularly virus-specific CTL, could be critically ...
Plasma and mucosal fluid from HIV type 1-infected patients but not from HIV type 1-exposed uninfected subjects prevent HIV type 1-exposed DC from infecting other target cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-01-23)
Highly exposed persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals have previously been shown to mount HIV-1-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in the mucosa, despite their uninfected status. It is thus possible that ...