Effect of Immunization with Inactivated gp120-Depleted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Immunogen on HIV-1 Immunity, Viral DNA, and Percentage of CD4 Cells
A 1-year study measured the effect of administration of an inactivated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) immunogen in incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA) on HIV-1-specific immunity and viral burden in asymptomatic HIV-1-infected patients. A total of 103 patients were enrolled in this d...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of infectious diseases 1994-06, Vol.169 (6), p.1256-1264 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A 1-year study measured the effect of administration of an inactivated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) immunogen in incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA) on HIV-1-specific immunity and viral burden in asymptomatic HIV-1-infected patients. A total of 103 patients were enrolled in this double-blind, randomized study comparing immunogen in adjuvant with adjuvant alone. This study was conducted at nine medical centers throughout the United States. Significant differences in cell-mediated immune responses to HIV-1 and p24 core antigen were observed between the treated and control groups (P < .01). Compared with controls, treated patients as a group had a significantly lower rate of increase in viral DNA as determined by Quantitative HIV-1 DNA-polymerase chain reaction (P = .016). Significant differences in the rate of percent CD4 cell decline were also observed between the 2 groups (P = .024). These data suggest that augmentation of HIV-1-specific immunity via immunotherapy may alter the rate of increase of HIV-1 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and stabilize the percent of CD4 cell decline in relatively healthy HIV-1-infected persons. |
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ISSN: | 0022-1899 1537-6613 |
DOI: | 10.1093/infdis/169.6.1256 |