The present invention relates to methods of inducing an immune response to cytomegalovirus (CMV) using a genetically modified CMV that is conditionally replication defective. The methods of the invention can be used to treat and/or prevent primary CMV infection, infection due to reactivation of a latent CMV and a super-infection of a different strain of CMV that had been previously encountered. The present invention also relates to a replication defective CMV which has been recombinantly altered to allow for external control of viral replication. Compositions comprising the replication defective CMV are also encompassed by the present invention.
本发明涉及使用有条件复制缺陷的转
基因 CMV 诱导巨细胞病毒(CMV)免疫反应的方法。本发明的方法可用于治疗和/或预防原发性巨细胞病毒感染、潜伏巨细胞病毒再活化引起的感染以及以前遇到过的不同株巨细胞病毒的超级感染。本发明还涉及一种有复制缺陷的 CMV,这种 CMV 经过
重组改变,可以从外部控制病毒复制。本发明还包括含有复制缺陷 CMV 的组合物。