Can AIDS be prevented by T-cell vaccination?
T-cell vaccination as a specific prophylactic and therapeutic procedure has been shown to be effective in animal models of autoimmune disease. As autoimmunopathogenic components have been implicated in HIV infection, the authors propose a therapeutic test utilizing T-cell vaccination and suggest that AIDS could be prevented by such a procedure.
Service de Biophysique, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Broussais-Hôtel Dieu, Université Paris VI, France.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000517:prevention & control; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D016233:Immunotherapy, Active; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination