Affiliation:
1. MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Abstract
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has transformed HIV-1 infection from an invariably fatal disease into a chronic infection requiring lifelong treatment. However, the challenges we still face are the urgent need to provide affordable sustainable therapy to the millions of infected individuals who live in resource-poor countries, and the limitations posed by serious drug toxicity and viral resistance associated with long-term therapy. Augmentation of HIV-specific immunity by therapeutic vaccination is a possible alternative to continuous HAART. In this review, progress in the development of therapeutic immunization strategies is discussed.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology