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HIV-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity: a novel vaccine modality

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Pages 767-774 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

A safe and effective HIV vaccine has eluded the scientific community for over three decades. With the failure of vaccines based on neutralizing antibody and cytotoxic T cells, researchers are seeking novel approaches. The partially successful RV144 vaccine trial focused scientific interest on binding antibodies, such as those that mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). The biological importance of HIV-specific ADCC is strongly suggested by the generation of ADCC-escape HIV variants and passive transfer experiments. Newer assays for HIV-specific ADCC have defined new epitopes other than in the envelope protein. Such ADCC epitopes could be useful in novel HIV vaccine design. Researchers have shown that recombinant viral vectors such as canarypox or adenovirus boosted with recombinant HIV proteins can induce ADCC and lead to partial protection. These significant developments pave the way for trialing ADCC-based technology in novel HIV vaccine studies.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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