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The recent failure of the T-cell-based HIV vaccine trial led by Merck & Co., Inc. prompts the urgent need to refocus on the question of which T-cell responses are required to control HIV replication. The well-described association between the expression of particular MHC class I molecules and successful containment of HIV or, in the macaque model, SIV replication provide a valuable starting point from which to evaluate more precisely what might constitute effective CD8(+) T-cell responses. Here, we review recent studies of T-cell-mediated control of HIV and SIV infection, and offer insight for the design of a successful T-cell-based HIV vaccine in the future.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/nri2357

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nat Rev Immunol

Publication Date

08/2008

Volume

8

Pages

619 - 630

Keywords

AIDS Vaccines, Animals, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, Humans, Macaca mulatta, SAIDS Vaccines, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, Virus Replication