| Literature DB >> 25833043 |
Dongzhu Ma1, Cuiling Xu1, Anthony R Cillo2, Benjamin Policicchio3, Jan Kristoff3, George Haret-Richter1, John W Mellors2, Ivona Pandrea4, Cristian Apetrei5.
Abstract
Simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsab infection is completely controlled in rhesus macaques (RMs) through functional immune responses. We report that in SIVsab-infected RMs, (i) viral replication is controlled to <0 to 3 copies/ml, (ii) about one-third of the virus strains in reservoirs are replication incompetent, and (iii) rebounding virus after CD8(+) cell depletion is replication competent and genetically similar to the original virus stock, suggesting early reservoir seeding. This model permits assessment of strategies aimed at depleting the reservoir without multidrug antiretroviral therapy.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 2015 PMID: 25833043 PMCID: PMC4442440 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00256-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103