Digital PCR for accurate quantification of pathogens: Principles, applications, challenges and future prospects

S Lei, S Chen, Q Zhong - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pathogens pose a severe threat to food safety and human health. The traditional methods
for pathogen detection can't meet the growing diagnosis and control need. Digital PCR …

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 …

Antigen-driven clonal selection shapes the persistence of HIV-1–infected CD4+ T cells in vivo

FR Simonetti, H Zhang, GP Soroosh… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Clonal expansion of infected CD4+ T cells is a major mechanism of HIV-1 persistence and a
barrier to achieving a cure. Potential causes are homeostatic proliferation, effects of HIV-1 …

CARD8 is an inflammasome sensor for HIV-1 protease activity

Q Wang, H Gao, KM Clark, CS Mugisha, K Davis… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION HIV-1 has high mutation rates and exists as mutant swarms within the host.
The adaptive immune system recognizes cognate epitopes based on amino acid sequences …

Integration features of intact latent HIV-1 in CD4+ T cell clones contribute to viral persistence

AS Huang, V Ramos, TY Oliveira, C Gaebler… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Latent intact HIV-1 proviruses persist in a small subset of long-lived CD4+ T cells that can
undergo clonal expansion in vivo. Expanded clones of CD4+ T cells dominate latent …

In-depth single-cell analysis of translation-competent HIV-1 reservoirs identifies cellular sources of plasma viremia

B Cole, L Lambrechts, P Gantner, Y Noppe… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Clonal expansion of HIV-infected cells contributes to the long-term persistence of the HIV
reservoir in ART-suppressed individuals. However, the contribution from cell clones that …

Persistent low-level viremia in persons living with HIV undertreatment: an unresolved status

C Crespo-Bermejo, ER de Arellano, V Lara-Aguilar… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows suppressed viremia to reach less than 50 copies/mL in
most treated persons living with HIV (PLWH). However, the existence of PLWH that show …

[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 …

HIV persistence in subsets of CD4+ T cells: 50 shades of reservoirs

R Fromentin, N Chomont - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Antiretroviral therapy controls HIV replication but does not eliminate the virus from the
infected host. The persistence of a small pool of cells harboring integrated and replication …

T cell derived HIV-1 is present in the CSF in the face of suppressive antiretroviral therapy

G Lustig, S Cele, F Karim, A Derache, A Ngoepe… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
HIV cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escape, where HIV is suppressed in blood but detectable in
CSF, occurs when HIV persists in the CNS despite antiretroviral therapy (ART). To determine …