Antibody-based CCR5 blockade protects Macaques from mucosal SHIV transmission

Antibody-based CCR5 blockade protects Macaques from mucosal SHIV transmission

CCR5 is a co-receptor for many transmitted HIV strains. Here, the authors show that biweekly injection of the CCR5-specific antibody Leronlimab protects rhesus macaques against infection following repeated intrarectal challenges of a CCR5-tropic SHIV.

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Main Authors: Xiao L. Chang, Gabriela M. Webb, Helen L. Wu, Justin M. Greene, Shaheed Abdulhaqq, Katherine B. Bateman, Jason S. Reed, Cleiton Pessoa, Whitney C. Weber, Nicholas Maier, Glen M. Chew, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Lina Gao, Rebecca Agnor, Travis Giobbi, Jeffrey Torgerson, Don Siess, Nicole Burnett, Miranda Fischer, Oriene Shiel, Cassandra Moats, Bruce Patterson, Kush Dhody, Scott Kelly, Nader Pourhassan, Diogo M. Magnani, Jeremy Smedley, Benjamin N. Bimber, Nancy L. Haigwood, Scott G. Hansen, Timothy R. Brown, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Jonah B. Sacha
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e057d02dc1bf44278b9075dfe29c62e7
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