Control of Heterologous Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chimpanzees Is Associated with the Quality of Vaccine-Induced Peripheral T-Helper Immune Response

Journal of Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Rollier, C ^a   Depla, E ^b   Drexhage, J A R ^a   Verschoor, E J ^a   Verstrepen, B E ^a   Fatmi, A ^c   Brinster, C ^c   Fournillier, A ^c   Whelan, J A ^d   Whelan, M ^d   Jacobs, D ^b   Maertens, G ^b   Inchauspe G ^c   Heeney, J L ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; DNA; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VACCINE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS C; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVER BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 10744230360     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.1.187-196.2004     Document Type: Article

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