Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukeys post-hoc test for multiple comparisons
Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukeys post-hoc test for multiple comparisons. Immunization of New Zealand white colored rabbits at 4 week intervals resulted in IgG ELISA EC50 titers for glycopeptide immunogen that reached a maximum of 20?000 after three doses (Figure ?Number22c). Antibody specificity for the glycan core may result from considerable serum mannosidase trimming of the immunogen in the vaccinated animals. This finding offers broad implications for vaccine design aiming to target glycan-dependent HIV neutralizing antibodies. Short abstract Vaccines that elicit antibodies against oligomannose carbohydrates may protect against HIV, but carbohydrate trimming in serum is definitely a critical element that may have thwarted successful vaccine attempts. Intro Despite decades of effort, no CD244 HIV vaccine candidates tested so far elicit considerable breadth of safety against…