Advances in therapeutic targeting of cancer stem cells within the tumor microenvironment: an updated review

K Dzobo, DA Senthebane, C Ganz, NE Thomford… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite great strides being achieved in improving cancer patients' outcomes through better
therapies and combinatorial treatment, several hurdles still remain due to therapy …

HIV latency in myeloid cells: challenges for a cure

A Chitrakar, M Sanz, SB Maggirwar, N Soriano-Sarabia - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment
has been highly successful in controlling plasma viremia to undetectable levels. However, a …

[HTML][HTML] Development of humanized mouse and rat models with full-thickness human skin and autologous immune cells

Y Agarwal, C Beatty, S Ho, L Thurlow, A Das, S Kelly… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The human skin is a significant barrier for protection against pathogen transmission. Rodent
models used to investigate human-specific pathogens that target the skin are generated by …

Advances in humanized mouse models to improve understanding of HIV-1 pathogenesis and immune responses

A Gillgrass, JM Wessels, JX Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although antiretroviral therapy has transformed human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-
1) from a deadly infection into a chronic disease, it does not clear the viral reservoir, leaving …

Progress in vocal fold regenerative biomaterials: an immunological perspective

PT Coburn, X Li, J Li, Y Kishimoto… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vocal folds are important to daily breathing, speech, and swallowing functions. Irreversible
changes to the vocal fold mucosa, such as scarring and atrophy, require regenerative …

Interests of the non-human primate models for HIV cure research

G Terrade, N Huot, C Petitdemange, M Lazzerini… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-human primate (NHP) models are important for vaccine development and also
contribute to HIV cure research. Although none of the animal models are perfect, NHPs …

Unleashing Digital Frontiers: Bridging Realities of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and the Metaverse

AJ Nair, S Manohar, A Mittal… - The Metaverse Dilemma …, 2024 - emerald.com
This chapter adopts a historiographical methodology, meticulously retracing the lineage of
Augmented Reality (AR) from the 16th century and scrutinizing the conceptual genesis of …

In situ analysis of neuronal injury and neuroinflammation during HIV-1 infection

JB Honeycutt, A Wahl, JK Files, AF League… - Retrovirology, 2024 - Springer
Background Since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) the brain has
become an important human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoir due to the relatively low …

Nef defect attenuates HIV viremia and immune dysregulation in the bone marrow-liver-thymus-spleen (BLTS) humanized mouse model

S Biradar, Y Agarwal, A Das, ST Shu, J Samal, S Ho… - Virology, 2024 - Elsevier
In vitro studies have shown that deletion of nef and deleterious mutation in the Nef
dimerization interface attenuates HIV replication and associated pathogenesis. Humanized …

Environmental Pollutants, Mucosal Barriers, and Pathogen Susceptibility; The Case for Aflatoxin B1 as a Risk Factor for HIV Transmission and Pathogenesis

EP Madeen, F Maldarelli, JD Groopman - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
HIV transmission risk is dependent on the infectivity of the HIV+ partner and personal
susceptibility risk factors of the HIV− partner. The mucosal barrier, as the internal gatekeeper …