[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Block-and-lock: new horizons for a cure for HIV-1

I Moranguinho, ST Valente - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
HIV-1/AIDS remains a global public health problem. The world health organization (WHO)
reported at the end of 2019 that 38 million people were living with HIV-1 worldwide, of which …

[HTML][HTML] Block and lock HIV cure strategies to control the latent reservoir

CL Ahlenstiel, G Symonds, SJ Kent… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The HIV latent reservoir represents the major challenge to cure development. Residing in
resting CD4+ T cells and myeloid cells at multiple locations in the body, including sanctuary …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to overcome HIV drug resistance-current and future perspectives

A Temereanca, S Ruta - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The availability of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has revolutionized the course of
HIV infection, suppressing HIV viremia, restoring the immune system, and improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into persistent HIV-1 infection and functional cure: novel capabilities and strategies

TM Ta, S Malik, EM Anderson, AD Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although HIV-1 replication can be efficiently suppressed to undetectable levels in peripheral
blood by combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), lifelong medication is still required in …

[HTML][HTML] Deep latency: A new insight into a functional HIV cure

MM Elsheikh, Y Tang, D Li, G Jiang - EBioMedicine, 2019 - thelancet.com
Latent HIV reservoir is the main obstacle that prevents a cure for HIV-1 (HIV). While
antiretroviral therapy is effective in controlling viral replication, it cannot eliminate latent HIV …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 latency and viral reservoirs: existing reversal approaches and potential technologies, targets, and pathways involved in HIV latency studies

S Khanal, M Schank, M El Gazzar, JP Moorman… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Eradication of latent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a global health
challenge. Reactivation of HIV latency and killing of virus-infected cells, the so-called “kick …

HIV-1 transcriptional modulation: Novel host factors and prospective therapeutic strategies

QMR Gibaut, LP Mori, ST Valente - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The HIV-1 latent reservoir is established early after infection, persists during antiretroviral
therapy, and is the source of viral rebound after treatment interruption. An HIV cure requires …

The block-and-lock strategy for human immunodeficiency virus cure: lessons learned from didehydro–cortistatin A

C Li, L Mori, ST Valente - The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Antiretroviral therapy effectively controls human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
However, a reservoir of latently infected cells persists under suppressive therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Forging a functional cure for HIV: transcription regulators and inhibitors

S Mediouni, S Lyu, SM Schader, ST Valente - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases the survival of HIV-infected individuals, yet it is
not curative. The major barrier to finding a definitive cure for HIV is our inability to identify …