| Literature DB >> 8883607 |
R M Ruprecht1, T W Baba, R Rasmussen, Y Hu, P L Sharma.
Abstract
By considering the dynamic relationship between retroviruses and their hosts, we have developed a unifying hypothesis to explain such disparate clinical phenomena as differential pathogenicity of a given virus in adults and neonates, transient infection with clearance of provirus-containing cells, long-term non-progression and vaccine effects of fully pathogenic viruses. The threshold hypothesis predicts that an opportunity exists during acute retroviral infection to influence the ultimate clinical outcome: if virus replication is kept below threshold by any means, including drug therapy or passive immunoprophylaxis with neutralizing antibodies, the host will prevail and win the race.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8883607 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199601001-00005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177