Growing evidences suggest that the fibroblast growth factor/FGF receptor (FGF/FGFR)
signaling has crucial roles in a multitude of processes during embryonic development and …

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for reducing HIV/AIDS morbidity and
mortality. Food insecurity (FI) is emerging as an important barrier to adherence to care and …

HIV post-treatment controllers (PTCs) are rare individuals who maintain low levels of viremia
after stopping antiretroviral therapy (ART). Understanding the mechanisms of HIV post …

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a pleiotropic cytokine with a broad range of biological functions in
many diverse cell types. It plays a major role in the development of inflammatory and …

Systemic immune activation is a striking consequence of HIV‐1 infection. Even in
virologically suppressed patients, some hyperactivity of the immune system and even of the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world, despite all efforts in infection control and
treatment/vaccine development. Hospitals are currently overcrowded, with health statuses of …

The concentrations of cytokines in human serum and plasma can provide valuable
information about in vivo immune status, but low concentrations often require high-sensitivity …

Most infants born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected women escape HIV
infection. Infants evade infection despite an immature immune system and, in the case of …

T cell activation levels, viral load and CD4+ T cell counts at early stages of HIV-1 infection
are predictive of the rate of progression towards AIDS. We evaluated whether the …

Background Immune activation is a strong predictor of disease progression in HIV infection.
Combinatorial plasma biomarker signatures that represent surrogate markers of immune …