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ReviewCurrent opinion in HIV and AIDS2015

Vectored antibody gene delivery for the prevention or treatment of HIV infection.

Cailin E Deal, Alejandro B Balazs

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Review in Current opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Cailin E DealRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Alejandro B Balazs

Funding

Engineering Humoral Immunity to Functionally Cure HIV InfectionDP2DA040254 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALAZS, ALEJANDRO BENJAMIN · 2015 to 2015
$2.6M
Development of Vectored ImmunoProphylaxis as a strategy against HIVK22AI102769 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALAZS, ALEJANDRO BENJAMIN · 2014 to 2015
$264k
NIAID NIH HHS 1K22AI102769NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI102769NIDA NIH HHS DP2 DA040254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo discuss recent progress in the use of vectors to produce antibodies in vivo as an alternative form of HIV prophylaxis or therapy. Instead of passive transfer of monoclonal antibody proteins, a transgene encoding an antibody is delivered to cells by the vector, resulting in expression and secretion by the host cell. This review will emphasize adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based strategies and summarize the evidence in support of this strategy as an alternative to traditional vaccines. We will highlight the major findings in the field and discuss the impact that this approach could have on the prevention, treatment and possibly eradication of HIV in patients. RECENT

findingsIn this emerging field, the emphasis has been on the use of vectors delivering antibodies as an alternative to the development of an HIV vaccine. However, recent findings suggest that AAV-delivered broadly neutralizing antibodies can suppress HIV replication. As such, a single injection of AAV could mediate long-term antibody expression to act as a long-lived therapeutic in the absence of antiretroviral drugs. SUMMARY: Vector-mediated antibody expression can both prevent transmission and inhibit the replication of established HIV infections. As such, it offers an alternative to immunogen-based vaccine design and a novel therapeutic intervention by enabling precise manipulation of humoral immunity. Success may enable not only the development of effective prevention against HIV but may also provide an alternative to a lifetime of antiretroviral drugs taken by those who are already infected.

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Genetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesHIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHIVHumansHIV Antibodies

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PMID25700206
PMCPMC4448693

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