| Literature DB >> 7994759 |
F W Hsueh1, C M Walker, D J Blackbourn, J A Levy.
Abstract
CD8+ cell clones have been derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and uninfected individuals. Several of these cloned cells have the ability to suppress HIV replication when cocultured with CD4+ cells acutely infected in the laboratory with HIV or with infected CD4+ cells from infected subjects. Suppression of virus production occurs without killing the target cells. With the CD8+ cell clones studied, this antiviral response correlated with production of a filterable factor that has antiviral activity. These cell clones offer the opportunity for identification of the factor mediating suppression of HIV replication. Moreover, adoptive transfer of cell clones might provide a valuable therapeutic approach for HIV-infected individuals.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7994759 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1994.1313
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Immunol ISSN: 0008-8749 Impact factor: 4.868