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J. Virol., Oct 1996, 6876-6883, Vol 70, No. 10
P Trivedi, D Horejsh, SB Hinds, II Hinds PW, MS Wu, MS Salvato and CD Pauza
Intrarectal simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in rhesus
macaques is a model for sexual transmission of primate retroviruses.
Phylogenetic studies on envelope gene sequences that were present in blood
following intrarectal SIV inoculation provided evidence for selective
amplification of a subset of viruses present in the inoculum and defined
one amino acid sequence uniquely associated with intrarectal infection.
Both persistent and transient viremia states were observed after
intrarectal infection. Immune responses in persistently infected animals
accounted for slower rates of disease progression despite the presence of
highly pathogenic viruses that were documented by transfusion studies.
Transient viremia elicited protective immunity against subsequent
intrarectal virus challenge but did not protect against intravenous virus
challenge. Transient viremia usually but not always led to self-limiting
infection. In one animal, we documented a relapse to active viremia long
after the initial transient viremia. SIV transmission across mucosal
barriers affects pathogenesis in the short term by limiting the types of
viruses established in the host and in the longer term by establishing host
responses that slow disease progression despite the presence of highly
pathogenic viruses in blood.
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology
Intrarectal transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus in rhesus macaques: selective amplification and host responses to transient or persistent viremia
Department of Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
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