Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) can counteract the in vitro inhibitory effect of an HIV p24 immunosuppressive heptapeptide

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 403-408

  Luzzati, A L ^a   Boirivant, M ^a   Giacomini, E ^a   Giordani, L ^a   Di Modugno, F ^b   Chersi, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ch7 heptapeptide; HIP p24; In vitro antibody response; Interferon gamma

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029839556     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-778.x     Document Type: Article

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