Abstract
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) infection is widespread and causes significant disease. A number of prophylactic vaccine strategies have elicited protective immunity in animal models, but no human vaccine has yet been effective. Asymptomatic HSV-1 infection is common, demonstrating that the immune system is able to control infection, despite failure to clear the virus. Therefore, therapeutic vaccination may be a viable strategy against HSV-1. This review will discuss the epidemiology, molecular biology, and immune response to HSV-1, prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine strategies, and the potential of future therapeutic HSV-1 vaccines to reduce or eliminate HSV-1 pathology.
Keywords: HSV-1, therapeutic vaccine, cytokine adjuvant, DNA vaccine
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Prophylactic Vaccine Strategies and the Potential of Therapeutic Vaccines Against Herpes Simplex Virus
Volume: 13 Issue: 19
Author(s): Michael W. Ferenczy
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Keywords: HSV-1, therapeutic vaccine, cytokine adjuvant, DNA vaccine
Abstract: Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) infection is widespread and causes significant disease. A number of prophylactic vaccine strategies have elicited protective immunity in animal models, but no human vaccine has yet been effective. Asymptomatic HSV-1 infection is common, demonstrating that the immune system is able to control infection, despite failure to clear the virus. Therefore, therapeutic vaccination may be a viable strategy against HSV-1. This review will discuss the epidemiology, molecular biology, and immune response to HSV-1, prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine strategies, and the potential of future therapeutic HSV-1 vaccines to reduce or eliminate HSV-1 pathology.
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Michael W. Ferenczy , Prophylactic Vaccine Strategies and the Potential of Therapeutic Vaccines Against Herpes Simplex Virus, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2007; 13 (19) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161207781039779
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161207781039779 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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