Studies which focus on in vivo delivery of DNA vaccines are being conducted to enhance the utility of this desirable vaccine strategy. Additionally, the role of soluble cytokine receptors in tumor survival is being evaluated to facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies for malignant disease. Also, T cell responses to ovine lentivirus infection are being characterized to gain insight into the mechanisms of lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, a disease that occurs in HIV infected individuals. Naomi Blyveis, Brent Palmer, Cheryl Selinsky Selected Recent References Ma, Y, J Mills, J Belisle, V Vissa, M Howell, K Bowlin, M Scherman and M McNeil. 1997. Dasso, JF and MD Howell.
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