Induction of AIDS in Rhesus Monkeys by Molecularly Cloned Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Harry W. Kestler(Harvard University Press), Toshiaki Kodama(Harvard University Press), D J Ringler(Harvard University Press), Marta L. Marthas(University of California, Davis), Niels C. Pedersen(University of California, Davis), Andrew A. Lackner(University of California, Davis), Dean A. Regier(Harvard University Press), Prabhat Sehgal(Harvard University Press), M. D. Daniel(Harvard University Press), Norval King(Harvard University Press), Ronald C. Desrosiers(Harvard University Press)
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Abstract
Better understanding of the pathogenesis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) would be greatly facilitated by a relevant animal model that uses molecularly cloned virus of defined sequence to induce the disease. Such a system would also be of great value for AIDS vaccine research. An infectious molecular clone of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) was identified that induces AIDS in common rhesus monkeys in a time frame suitable for laboratory investigation. These results provide another strong link in the chain of evidence for the viral etiology of AIDS. More importantly, they define a system for molecular dissection of the determinants of AIDS pathogenesis.
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