What's new in HIV/AIDS. Protective immunity in HIV infection: where do we stand?
Draenert, R.; Goebel, F-D.
Infection 32(4): 250-252
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8126 PMID: 15293085 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-6404-7Document Number: 238770
In the face of a global epidemic of HIV/AIDS with the majority of individuals living in the developing countries, a protective vaccine seem the foremost goal. As this is not within imminent reach, the other option would be immunotherapy that prolongs the asymptomatic phase of infection. The basis for such a therapy is to understand the correlates of protective immunity against HIV. Here we present the most recent advances regarding selected parts of the immune response towards HIV.
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