[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 …

Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1: Insights from across the spectrum of acute through long-term treated infection

L Killingsworth, S Spudich - Seminars in immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
This review outlines the neuropathogenesis of HIV, from initial HIV entry into the central
nervous system (CNS) to chronic infection, focusing on key advancements in the last 5 …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo killing of primary HIV-infected cells by peripheral-injected early memory–enriched anti-HIV duoCAR T cells

K Anthony-Gonda, A Ray, H Su, Y Wang, Y Xiong… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HIV-specific chimeric antigen receptor–T cell (CAR T cell) therapies are candidates to
functionally cure HIV infection in people with HIV (PWH) by eliminating reactivated HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Humanized mice for studies of HIV-1 persistence and elimination

C Zhang, LA Zaman, LY Poluektova, S Gorantla… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
A major roadblock to achieving a cure for human immunodeficiency virus type one (HIV-1) is
the persistence of latent viral infections in the cells and tissue compartments of an infected …

[HTML][HTML] Non-human primate models of HIV brain infection and cognitive disorders

SJ Byrnes, TA Angelovich, K Busman-Sahay… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders are a major
burden for people living with HIV whose viremia is stably suppressed with antiretroviral …

[HTML][HTML] Prime, shock and kill: BCL-2 inhibition for HIV cure

AP Chandrasekar, AD Badley - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While modern HIV therapy can effectively suppress viral replication, the persistence of the
latent reservoir posits the greatest hurdle to complete cure. The “shock and kill” strategy is …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for enhancing CAR T cell expansion and persistence in HIV infection

FH Rothemejer, NP Lauritsen, OS Søgaard… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapies are tremendously successful in
hematological malignancies and show great promise as treatment and curative strategy for …

Stem cell-derived CAR T cells show greater persistence, trafficking, and plasma viral control compared to ex vivo transduced CAR T cells in vivo

MA Carrillo, A Zhen, W Mu, V Rezek, H Martin… - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) using T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) is
an area of intense investigation in the treatment of malignancies and chronic viral infections …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient ex vivo expansion of conserved element vaccine-specific CD8+ T-cells from SHIV-infected, ART-suppressed nonhuman primates

S Dross, R Venkataraman, S Patel, ML Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
HIV-specific T cells are necessary for control of HIV-1 replication but are largely insufficient
for viral clearance. This is due in part to these cells' recognition of immunodominant but …

[HTML][HTML] Interests of the non-human primate models for HIV cure research

G Terrade, N Huot, C Petitdemange, M Lazzerini… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-human primate (NHP) models are important for vaccine development and also
contribute to HIV cure research. Although none of the animal models are perfect, NHPs …