title: Dendritic cell immunotherapy for HIV infection: from theory to reality.
abstract: Knowledge concerning the immunology of dendritic cells (DCs) accumulated over the last few decades and the development of methodologies to generate and manipulate these cells in vitro has made their therapeutic application a reality. Currently, clinical protocols for DC-based therapeutic vaccine in HIV-infected individuals show that it is a safe and promising approach. Concomitantly, important advances continue to be made in the development of methodologies to optimize DC acquisition, as well as the selection of safe, immunogenic HIV antigens and the evaluation of immune response in treated individuals.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Investigação em Dermatologia e Imunodeficiências - LIM 56, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical - prédio II, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470 - 3o andar, CEP 05403-05000, São Paulo, Brazil. telma@lim56.imt.usp.br
authors.forename: Telma Miyuki
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Alberto José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: da Silva Duarte
mesh_terms: D016915:AIDS Vaccines; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003713:Dendritic Cells; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation
chemical_list: D016915:AIDS Vaccines; D015488:HIV Antigens