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. 1996 May;70(5):3045–3050. doi: 10.1128/jvi.70.5.3045-3050.1996

Vaginal transmission of chimeric simian/human immunodeficiency viruses in rhesus macaques.

Y Lu 1, P Brosio 1, M Lafaile 1, J Li 1, R G Collman 1, J Sodroski 1, C J Miller 1
PMCID: PMC190165  PMID: 8627782

Abstract

Chimeric simian/human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) that express the env genes derived from distinct HIV type 1 (HIV-1) isolates were tested for the ability to infect rhesus macaques following intravaginal inoculation. SHIVs containing either the HIV-1 HXBc2 or the HIV-1 89.6 envelope glycoproteins were capable of replicating in intravenously inoculated rhesus macaques. However, intravaginal inoculation of animals with these two SHIVs resulted in infection only with the SHIV containing the HIV-1 89.6 glycoprotein. Thus, properties conferred by the envelope glycoproteins in the chimeric virus affect the ability of particular SHIVs to initiate a systemic infection following vaginal inoculation. These results provide indirect support for the hypothesis that the selection of specific viral variants occurs in the genital tracts of individuals exposed to HIV by sexual contact.

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