| Literature DB >> 22081778 |
Samir K Lakhashe1, Guido Silvestri, Ruth M Ruprecht.
Abstract
Development of a safe and effective prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine presents unique challenges. The pessimism following the failure of two HIV-1 vaccine concepts in clinical trials, HIV-1 gp120 and an adenovirus-based approach to induce only cellular immune responses, has been replaced by cautious optimism engendered by the RV144 trial outcome, the isolation of several new broadly reactive neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, and recent primate model data indicating prevention of viral acquisition by active or passive immunization. Intense efforts are underway to optimize immunogen design, adjuvants, and the tools for preclinical evaluation of candidate vaccines in primates, where correlates of protection can be examined in detail - as proof-of-concept for clinical trials.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22081778 PMCID: PMC3210480 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.07.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Virol ISSN: 1879-6257 Impact factor: 7.090