在两次HIV-1 Env免疫接种中,B细胞反应的趋同和分歧在 rhesus macaques 中

Jenna M DeLuca1, Maria Blasi2,3, Taylor J McGee1

  • 1Translational Immunobiology Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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概括

使用不同HIV-1免疫原格式的顺序免疫可以引起B细胞反应,而这些B细胞反应未能引起先前的反应. 然而,B细胞抑制即使在先前存在的免疫力下也是可能的,这表明适应性疫苗策略的潜力.

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