Current approaches to HIV vaccine development: a narrative review

J Kim, S Vasan, JH Kim, JA Ake - Journal of the International …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The development of an effective vaccine to protect against HIV is a longstanding
global health need complicated by challenges inherent to HIV biology and to the execution …

[PDF][PDF] HIV virology and pathogenetic mechanisms of infection: a brief overview

E Fanales-Belasio, M Raimondo… - Annali dell'Istituto …, 2010 - SciELO Public Health
Studies on HIV virology and pathogenesis address the complex mechanisms that result in
the HIV infection of the cell and destruction of the immune system. These studies are …

Challenges in detecting HIV persistence during potentially curative interventions: a study of the Berlin patient

SA Yukl, E Boritz, M Busch, C Bentsen, TW Chun… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
There is intense interest in developing curative interventions for HIV. How such a cure will
be quantified and defined is not known. We applied a series of measurements of HIV …

Macrophages and their relevance in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I infection

H Koppensteiner, R Brack-Werner, M Schindler - Retrovirology, 2012 - Springer
Macrophages are important target cells for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I (HIV-
1) in vivo. Several studies have assessed the molecular biology of the virus in this cell type …

HIV-1 latency in monocytes/macrophages

A Kumar, W Abbas, G Herbein - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets CD4+ T cells and cells of the
monocyte/macrophage lineage. HIV pathogenesis is characterized by the depletion of T …

Illuminating viral infections in the nervous system

DB McGavern, SS Kang - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Viral infections are a major cause of human disease. Although most viruses replicate in
peripheral tissues, some have developed unique strategies to move into the nervous …

Compartmentalized replication of R5 T cell-tropic HIV-1 in the central nervous system early in the course of infection

CB Sturdevant, SB Joseph, G Schnell, RW Price… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Compartmentalized HIV-1 replication within the central nervous system (CNS) likely
provides a foundation for neurocognitive impairment and a potentially important tissue …

Targeting CCR5 as a component of an HIV-1 therapeutic strategy

H Mohamed, T Gurrola, R Berman, M Collins… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is a major health burden for
which successful therapeutic options are still being investigated. Challenges facing current …

Macrolides: From toxins to therapeutics

KD Lenz, KE Klosterman, H Mukundan… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Macrolides are a diverse class of hydrophobic compounds characterized by a macrocyclic
lactone ring and distinguished by variable side chains/groups. Some of the most well …

The distribution of HIV DNA and RNA in cell subsets differs in gut and blood of HIV-positive patients on ART: implications for viral persistence

SA Yukl, AK Shergill, T Ho, M Killian… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Even with optimal antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) persists in
plasma, blood cells, and tissues. To develop new therapies, it is essential to know what cell …