The biology of the HIV-1 latent reservoir and implications for cure strategies

LB Cohn, N Chomont, SG Deeks - Cell host & microbe, 2020 - cell.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) inhibits HIV replication but is not curative. During ART, the
integrated HIV genome persists indefinitely within CD4+ T cells and perhaps other cells …

HIV-1 reservoirs during suppressive therapy

K Barton, A Winckelmann, S Palmer - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) 20 years ago has dramatically reduced
morbidity and mortality associated with HIV-1. Initially there was hope that ART would be …

Why the HIV reservoir never runs dry: clonal expansion and the characteristics of HIV-infected cells challenge strategies to cure and control HIV infection

CY Lau, MA Adan, F Maldarelli - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectively reduces cycles of viral replication but does not target
proviral populations in cells that persist for prolonged periods and that can undergo clonal …

The multifaceted nature of HIV latency

C Dufour, P Gantner, R Fromentin… - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Although antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) potently inhibit HIV replication, they do not eradicate
the virus. HIV persists in cellular and anatomical reservoirs that show minimal decay during …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding HIV-1 latency provides clues for the eradication of long-term reservoirs

M Coiras, MR López-Huertas… - Nature Reviews …, 2009 - nature.com
HIV-1 can infect both activated and resting, non-dividing cells, following which the viral
genome can be permanently integrated into a host cell chromosome. Latent HIV-1 reservoirs …

Barriers for HIV cure: the latent reservoir

S Castro-Gonzalez, M Colomer-Lluch… - AIDS research and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Thirty-five years after the identification of HIV-1 as the causative agent of AIDS, we are still in
search of vaccines and treatments to eradicate this devastating infectious disease. Progress …

Curing HIV: Pharmacologic approaches to target HIV-1 latency

SK Choudhary, DM Margolis - Annual review of pharmacology …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
HIV-1 infection persists even after years of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Although ART can
halt viral replication and thereby reduce viremia to clinically undetectable levels, proviral …

The replication-competent HIV-1 latent reservoir is primarily established near the time of therapy initiation

MR Abrahams, SB Joseph, N Garrett, L Tyers… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly effective at suppressing HIV-1 replication, the
virus persists as a latent reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells during therapy. This reservoir …

Developing strategies for HIV-1 eradication

CM Durand, JN Blankson, RF Siliciano - Trends in immunology, 2012 - cell.com
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) suppresses HIV-1 replication, transforming the
outlook for infected patients. However, reservoirs of replication-competent forms of the virus …

Can HIV be cured? Mechanisms of HIV persistence and strategies to combat it

DH Hamer - Current HIV research, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Stable remission is the ultimate goal of HIV therapy. A review of recent studies on the ability
of HIV to persist despite highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and immune stimulation …