[PDF][PDF] Curing HIV: seeking to target and clear persistent infection

DM Margolis, NM Archin, MS Cohen, JJ Eron, G Ferrari… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection persists despite years of
antiretroviral therapy (ART). To remove the stigma and burden of chronic infection …

[HTML][HTML] Block-and-lock strategies to cure HIV infection

G Vansant, A Bruggemans, J Janssens, Z Debyser - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Today HIV infection cannot be cured due to the presence of a reservoir of latently infected
cells inducing a viral rebound upon treatment interruption. Hence, the latent reservoir is …

Modulation of the innate immune response by targeting toll-like receptors: a perspective on their agonists and antagonists

S Federico, L Pozzetti, A Papa, G Carullo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of proteins that recognize pathogen-associated
molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damaged-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), and …

Agonist and antagonist ligands of toll-like receptors 7 and 8: Ingenious tools for therapeutic purposes

C Patinote, NB Karroum, G Moarbess, N Cirnat… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery of the TLRs family and more precisely its functions opened a variety of gates
to modulate immunological host responses. TLRs 7/8 are located in the endosomal …

[PDF][PDF] Nucleic acid sensors as therapeutic targets for human disease

SM McWhirter, CA Jefferies - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Innate immune sensors that detect nucleic acids are attractive targets for therapeutic
intervention because of their diverse roles in many disease processes. In detecting RNA and …

Vesatolimod, a toll-like receptor 7 agonist, induces immune activation in virally suppressed adults living with human immunodeficiency virus–1

SA Riddler, M Para, CA Benson, A Mills… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Treatment with vesatolimod, an investigational, oral, toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)
agonist, leads to sustained viral remission in some non-human primates when combined …

[HTML][HTML] The use of toll-like receptor agonists in HIV-1 cure strategies

JT Martinsen, JD Gunst, JF Højen, M Tolstrup… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern recognition receptors and part of the first
line of defense against invading microbes. In humans, we know of 10 different TLRs, which …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological approaches to HIV cure

AR Ward, TM Mota, RB Jones - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection has proven remarkably successful–for those who can access and afford it–yet HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Combined noncanonical NF-κB agonism and targeted BET bromodomain inhibition reverse HIV latency ex vivo

SD Falcinelli, JJ Peterson, AMW Turner… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Latency reversal strategies for HIV cure using inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) antagonists
(IAPi) induce unprecedented levels of latent reservoir expression without immunotoxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Role of TLRs in HIV-1 infection and potential of TLR agonists in HIV-1 vaccine development and treatment strategies

M Rozman, S Zidovec-Lepej, K Jambrosic, M Babić… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs), as a family of pattern recognition receptors, play an important role
in the recognition of HIV-1 molecular structures by various cells of the innate immune …