Nonhuman primates in translational research

AF Tarantal, SC Noctor… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Nonhuman primates are critically important animal models in which to study complex human
diseases, understand biological functions, and address the safety of new diagnostics and …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 capsid variability: viral exploitation and evasion of capsid-binding molecules

A Saito, M Yamashita - Retrovirology, 2021 - Springer
The HIV-1 capsid, a conical shell encasing viral nucleoprotein complexes, is involved in
multiple post-entry processes during viral replication. Many host factors can directly bind to …

[HTML][HTML] Genome editing in large animal models

LH Maynard, O Humbert, CW Peterson, HP Kiem - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Although genome editing technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way we treat
human diseases, barriers to successful clinical implementation remain. Increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in SIV/SHIV non-human primate models of NeuroAIDS

S Moretti, S Virtuoso, L Sernicola, S Farcomeni… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-human primates (NHPs) are the most relevant model of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) and neuroAIDS, being of great importance in explaining the pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 infected humanized DRAGA mice develop HIV-specific antibodies despite lack of canonical germinal centers in secondary lymphoid tissues

MT Ollerton, JM Folkvord, KK Peachman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A major barrier in the use of humanized mice as models of HIV-1 (HIV) infection is the
inadequate generation of virus-specific antibody responses. Humanized DRAGA (hDRAGA) …

EFdA efficiently suppresses HIV replication in the male genital tract and prevents penile HIV acquisition

M Kovarova, SE Wessel, CE Johnson, SV Anderson… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sexually transmitted HIV infections in heterosexual men are acquired through the penis.
Low adherence to condom usage and the fact that 40% of circumcised men are not …

Baseline and time‐updated factors in preclinical development of anionic dendrimers as successful anti‐HIV‐1 vaginal microbicides

I Rodríguez‐Izquierdo… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although a wide variety of topical microbicides provide promising in vitro and in vivo efficacy,
most of them failed to prevent sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Mice with humanized immune system as novel models to study HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension

VJ Rodriguez-Irizarry, AC Schneider, D Ahle… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
People living with HIV and who receive antiretroviral therapy have a significantly improved
lifespan, compared to the early days without therapy. Unfortunately, persisting viral …

[HTML][HTML] Examining Chronic Inflammation, Immune Metabolism, and T Cell Dysfunction in HIV Infection

W Mu, V Patankar, S Kitchen, A Zhen - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains a significant challenge to
global public health. Despite advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), which has …

Advances in HIV therapeutics and cure strategies: findings obtained through non-human primate studies

AR Van Zandt, AG MacLean - Journal of NeuroVirology, 2023 - Springer
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the main contributor of the ongoing AIDS epidemic,
remains one of the most challenging and complex viruses to target and eradicate due to …