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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG as an HIV vaccine vector
Current HIV Research, Volume 8, No. 4, Year 2010
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Description
HIV-1 has resulted in a devastating AIDS pandemic. An effective HIV/AIDS vaccine that can be used to either, prevent HIV infection, control infection or prevent progression of the disease to AIDS is needed. In this review we discuss the use of Mycobacterium bovis BCG, the tuberculosis vaccine, as a vaccine vector for an HIV vaccine. Numerous features make BCG an attractive vehicle to deliver HIV antigens. It has a good safety profile, elicits long-lasting cellular immune responses and in addition manufacturing costs are affordable, a necessary consideration for developing countries. In this review we discuss the numerous factors that influence generation of a genetically stable recombinant BCG vaccine for HIV. © 2010 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chapman, Ros E.
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Chege, Gerald K.
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Shephard, Enid G.
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Stutz, Helen
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Williamson, Anna Lise
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 48
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2174/157016210791208686
ISSN:
1570162X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases