[HTML][HTML] Eliminating HIV reservoirs for a cure: the issue is in the tissue

K Busman-Sahay, CE Starke… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Elimination of tissue viral reservoirs is likely the key to generation of an effective HIV cure.
Exciting studies have come out recently that reveal crucial insights into topics ranging from …

[HTML][HTML] Human T cells efficiently control RSV infection

C De, RJ Pickles, W Yao, B Liao, A Boone, M Choi… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality in
infants, immunocompromised individuals, and older individuals. There is an urgent need for …

Transient CD4+ T cell depletion during suppressive ART reduces the HIV reservoir in humanized mice

L Ling, C De, RA Spagnuolo, N Begum… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Lifelong treatment is required for people living with HIV as current antiretroviral therapy
(ART) does not eradicate HIV infection. Latently infected cells are essentially …

Prolonged experimental CD4+ T-cell depletion does not cause disease progression in SIV-infected African green monkeys

Q Le Hingrat, P Sette, C Xu, AR Rahmberg… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
CD4+ T-cell depletion is a hallmark of HIV infection, leading to impairment of cellular
immunity and opportunistic infections, but its contribution to SIV/HIV-associated gut …

Early antiretroviral therapy in SIV-infected rhesus macaques reveals a multiphasic, saturable dynamic accumulation of the rebound competent viral reservoir

BF Keele, AA Okoye, CM Fennessey… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The rebound competent viral reservoir (RCVR)–virus that persists during antiretroviral
treatment (ART) and can reignite systemic infection when treatment is stopped–is the …

[HTML][HTML] Blockade of TGF-β signaling reactivates HIV-1/SIV reservoirs and immune responses in vivo

S Samer, Y Thomas, M Araínga, C Carter, LM Shirreff… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
TGF-β plays a critical role in maintaining immune cells in a resting state by inhibiting cell
activation and proliferation. Resting HIV-1 target cells represent the main cellular reservoir …

Making a Monkey out of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis: Immune Cell Depletion Experiments as a Tool to Understand …

J Symmonds, T Gaufin, C Xu, KD Raehtz, RM Ribeiro… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the underlying mechanisms of HIV pathogenesis is critical for designing
successful HIV vaccines and cure strategies. However, achieving this goal is complicated by …

No evidence for ongoing replication on ART in SIV-infected macaques

TT Immonen, CM Fennessey, L Lipkey… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The capacity of HIV-1 to replicate during optimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) is challenging
to assess directly. To gain greater sensitivity to detect evolution on ART, we used a …

Transient viral replication during analytical treatment interruptions in SIV infected macaques can alter the rebound-competent viral reservoir

TT Immonen, CM Fennessey, L Lipkey, A Thorpe… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Analytical treatment interruptions (ATIs) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) play a central role in
evaluating the efficacy of HIV-1 treatment strategies targeting virus that persists despite ART …

CD8+ cells and small viral reservoirs facilitate post-ART control of SIV replication in M3+ Mauritian cynomolgus macaques initiated on ART two weeks post-infection

OE Harwood, LM Matschke, RV Moriarty… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Sustainable HIV remission after antiretroviral therapy (ART) withdrawal, or post-treatment
control (PTC), remains a top priority for HIV treatment. We observed surprising PTC in an …