The glutamate system as a crucial regulator of CNS toxicity and survival of HIV reservoirs

AM Gorska, EA Eugenin - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Glutamate (Glu) is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous
system (CNS). HIV-1 and viral proteins compromise glutamate synaptic transmission …

Antisense transcripts and antisense protein: a new perspective on human immunodeficiency virus type 1

J Savoret, JM Mesnard, A Gross, N Chazal - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It was first predicted in 1988 that there may be an Open Reading Frame (ORF) on the
negative strand of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) genome that could …

A child with perinatal HIV infection and long-term sustained virological control following antiretroviral treatment cessation

A Violari, MF Cotton, L Kuhn, DB Schramm… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding HIV remission in rare individuals who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART)
soon after infection and then discontinued, may inform HIV cure interventions. Here we …

Impaired Priming of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Naive CD8+ T Cells in Older Subjects

E Gallerani, D Proietto, B Dallan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Advanced age is associated with severe symptoms and death upon SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Virus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses have shown to be protective toward critical COVID-19 …

In chronic hepatitis C infection, myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation and T cell dysfunctions revert partially and late after successful direct-acting antiviral …

V Telatin, F Nicoli, C Frasson, N Menegotto… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chronic HCV infection is characterized by several immunological alterations, such as the
accumulation of suppressor cells and of hyperactivated T lymphocytes. However, it is …

Age-related decline of de novo T cell responsiveness as a cause of COVID-19 severity

F Nicoli, MT Solis-Soto, D Paudel, P Marconi, R Gavioli… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
To the Editor, So far, little attention has been paid to the link between immunosenescence
and the dramatic mortality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in older age groups …

HPV-specific systemic antibody responses and memory B cells are independently maintained up to 6 years and in a vaccine-specific manner following immunization …

F Nicoli, B Mantelli, E Gallerani, V Telatin, I Bonazzi… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) persistent infections are associated with cervical cancer and
other HPV-related diseases and tumors. Thus, the characterization of long lasting immunity …

T-cell evasion and invasion during HIV-1 infection: the role of HIV-1 Tat protein

MM Yaseen, NM Abuharfeil, H Darmani - Cellular Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
T-cell-mediated immune responses play indispensable roles in the defense against
infectious pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) which can …

The HIV-1 Tat protein affects human CD4+ T-cell programing and activation, and favors the differentiation of naïve CD4+ T cells

F Nicoli, E Gallerani, F Sforza, V Finessi, M Chachage… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: HIV infection is characterized by several immune dysfunctions, such as chronic
activation of the immune system, premature aging and loss of CD4+ T cells, in particular …

The Tat Protein of HIV-1 Prevents the Loss of HSV-Specific Memory Adaptive Responses and Favors the Control of Viral Reactivation

F Nicoli, E Gallerani, M Sicurella, S Pacifico, A Cafaro… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of therapeutic strategies to control the reactivation of the Herpes Simplex
Virus (HSV) is an unaddressed priority. In this study, we evaluated whether Tat, a HIV-1 …