Seminal Plasma Exposures Strengthen Vaccine Responses in the Female Reproductive Tract Mucosae
HIV-1 sexual transmission occurs mainly via mucosal semen exposures. In the female reproductive tract (FRT), seminal plasma (SP) induces physiological modifications, including inflammation. An effective HIV-1 vaccine should elicit mucosal immunity, however, modifications of vaccine responses by the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00430/full |