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Expression of a novel Nef epitope on the surface of HIV type 1-infected cells
被引:11
|作者:
Yamada, T
[1
]
Iwamoto, A
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Med Sci, Dept Infect Dis, Minato Ku, Tokyo 1088639, Japan
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D O I:
10.1089/088922299310511
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
We compared antibody responses to various structural and accessory gene products of HIV-1 between longterm nonprogressors and patients who have progressed to AIDS, On the basis of our results, we performed epitope mapping of the Nef protein and identified a novel epitope. This novel epitope of the Nef protein was found to be exposed on the surface of HIV-1-infected cells, The antibody response against it correlated with CD4(+) cell counts among HIV-1-infected patients (r = 0.457, p < 0.001). Although further research is necessary, we suspect that antibody response against the epitope may be protective against disease progression.
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页码:1001 / 1009
页数:9
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