A recombinant vaccinia virus based ELISPOT assay detects high frequencies of Pol-specific CD8 T cells in HIV-1-positive individuals.

OBJECTIVES: HIV-1-specific CD8 T cells are considered to be critical in anti-HIV responses. It is important to quantify these cells and to determine their antigenic targets. Here quantification of interferon (IFN)-gamma secreting, virus-specific cells was achieved with an enzyme linked immuno spot (...

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Main Authors: Larsson, M, Jin, X, Ramratnam, B, Ogg, G, Engelmayer, J, Demoitie, M, Mcmichael, A, Cox, W, Steinman, R, Nixon, D, Bhardwaj, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999