mBio (Feb 2021)

A Combination of Anti-PD-L1 Treatment and Therapeutic Vaccination Facilitates Improved Retroviral Clearance via Reactivation of Highly Exhausted T Cells

  • Torben Knuschke,
  • Sebastian Kollenda,
  • Christina Wenzek,
  • Gennadiy Zelinskyy,
  • Philine Steinbach,
  • Ulf Dittmer,
  • Jan Buer,
  • Matthias Epple,
  • Astrid M. Westendorf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02121-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Despite significant efforts, vaccines are not yet available for every infectious pathogen, and the search for a protective approach to prevent the establishment of chronic infections, i.e., with HIV, continues. Immune checkpoint therapies targeting inhibitory receptors, such as PD-1, have shown impressive results against solid tumors.