Prediction and Testing of Antigenic Sites of the AIDS Virus, HTLV-III Recognized by T Lymphocytes for the Development of Synthetic Vaccines - Full Text View

Purpose

Subjects are healthy adult volunteers either at high risk for HIV infection or already known to be seropositive, who will donate blood for in vitro tests of T-cell function and in vitro responses to synthetic peptides corresponding to sequences from HIV proteins.

Condition

HIV Infections
Healthy

MedlinePlus related topics:

AIDS

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational

Official Title:	Prediction and Testing of Antigenic Sites of the AIDS Virus, HTLV-III Recognized by T Lymphocytes for the Development of Synthetic Vaccines

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment:	60
Study Start Date:	November 1986
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2000

Detailed Description:

Subjects are healthy adult volunteers either at high risk for HIV infection or already known to be seropositive, who will donate blood for in vitro tests of T-cell function and in vitro responses to synthetic peptides corresponding to sequences from HIV proteins.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the at risk group will be a statement from the donor that he is an active homosexual or bisexual.

Homosexual donors must not have AIDS.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001210

Locations


United States, Maryland
	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
	Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

More Information

Publications:

Clerici M, Stocks NI, Zajac RA, Boswell RN, Bernstein DC, Mann DL, Shearer GM, Berzofsky JA. Interleukin-2 production used to detect antigenic peptide recognition by T-helper lymphocytes from asymptomatic HIV-seropositive individuals. Nature. 1989 Jun 1;339(6223):383-5.

Clerici M, Lucey DR, Berzofsky JA, Pinto LA, Wynn TA, Blatt SP, Dolan MJ, Hendrix CW, Wolf SF, Shearer GM. Restoration of HIV-specific cell-mediated immune responses by interleukin-12 in vitro. Science. 1993 Dec 10;262(5140):1721-4.

Pinto LA, Sullivan J, Berzofsky JA, Clerici M, Kessler HA, Landay AL, Shearer GM. ENV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses in HIV seronegative health care workers occupationally exposed to HIV-contaminated body fluids. J Clin Invest. 1995 Aug;96(2):867-76.

Study ID Numbers:	860199, 86-C-0199
First Received:	November 3, 1999
Last Updated:	March 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001210
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Blood Donors

Epitopes

HIV

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Virus Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral

HIV Infections

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Healthy

Retroviridae Infections

Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

RNA Virus Infections

Slow Virus Diseases

Immune System Diseases

Lentivirus Infections

Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on December 03, 2008

Sponsored by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001210