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- Title
Immunotherapy with internally inactivated virus loaded dendritic cells boosts cellular immunity but does not affect feline immunodeficiency virus infection course.
- Authors
Freer, Giulia; Matteucci, Donatella; Mazzetti, Paola; Tarabella, Francesca; Ricci, Enrica; Bozzacco, Leonia; Merico, Antonio; Pistello, Mauro; Ceccherini-Nelli, Luca; Bendinelli, Mauro
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
IMMUNOTHERAPY; FELINE immunodeficiency virus; DENDRITIC cells; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE disorders; VIRAL load; CD4 antigen; T cells; CELLULAR immunity
- Publication
Retrovirology, 2008, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1742-4690
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1742-4690-5-33