Publications by authors named "Piero Vitali"
Eur J Immunol
November 2004
Article Synopsis
- Previous studies assumed that immune responses in HIV-exposed uninfected individuals were due to replicating HIV, but this study explores the possibility of responses being due to defective viruses or antigens.
- A unique case of an HIV-1 and HBV co-infected patient during a hepatitis B outbreak allowed researchers to study immune responses in individuals exposed to active HIV.
- Testing showed that even without being infected with HIV-1, the patients had strong T cell responses to HIV peptides, indicating a significant immune reaction was triggered by exposure to replicating HIV.
