[HTML][HTML] Engaging innate immunity in HIV-1 cure strategies

NL Board, M Moskovljevic, F Wu, RF Siliciano… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) can block multiple stages of the HIV-1 life cycle to
prevent progression to AIDS in people living with HIV-1. However, owing to the persistence …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and antiviral activity of triple combination broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapy against HIV-1: a phase 1 clinical trial

B Julg, KE Stephenson, K Wagh, SC Tan, R Zash… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
HIV-1 therapy with single or dual broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) has shown viral
escape, indicating that at least a triple bNAb therapy may be needed for robust suppression …

[HTML][HTML] HIV cure strategies: which ones are appropriate for Africa?

CZY Abana, H Lamptey, EY Bonney… - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2022 - Springer
Although combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced mortality and improved
lifespan for people living with HIV, it does not provide a cure. Patients must be on ART for …

Antibody-mediated prevention of vaginal HIV transmission is dictated by IgG subclass in humanized mice

JM Brady, M Phelps, SW MacDonald, EC Lam… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are capable of both blocking viral entry and
driving innate immune responses against HIV-infected cells through their Fc region …

[HTML][HTML] Rational design and in vivo characterization of mRNA-encoded broadly neutralizing antibody combinations against HIV-1

E Narayanan, S Falcone, SM Elbashir, H Attarwala… - Antibodies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Monoclonal antibodies have been used successfully as recombinant protein therapy;
however, for HIV, multiple broadly neutralizing antibodies may be necessary. We used the …

[HTML][HTML] Broad coverage of neutralization-resistant SIV strains by second-generation SIV-specific antibodies targeting the region involved in binding CD4

HC Welles, HAD King, L Nettey, N Cavett… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Both SIV and SHIV are powerful tools for evaluating antibody-mediated prevention and
treatment of HIV-1. However, owing to a lack of rhesus-derived SIV broadly neutralizing …

Subtle longitudinal alterations in Env sequence potentiate differences in sensitivity to broadly neutralizing antibodies following acute HIV-1 subtype C infection

T Mandizvo, N Gumede, B Ndlovu, S Ndlovu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) for HIV-1 prevention or cure strategies must inhibit
transmitted/founder and reservoir viruses. Establishing sensitivity of circulating viruses to …

[HTML][HTML] So Pathogenic or So What?—A Brief Overview of SIV Pathogenesis with an Emphasis on Cure Research

AJ Kleinman, I Pandrea, C Apetrei - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
HIV infection requires lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) to control disease progression.
Although ART has greatly extended the life expectancy of persons living with HIV (PWH) …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering of HIV-1 neutralizing antibody CAP256V2LS for manufacturability and improved half life

B Zhang, D Gollapudi, J Gorman, S O'Dell… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) CAP256-VRC26. 25 has exceptional potency
against HIV-1 and has been considered for clinical use. During the characterization and …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 bispecific antibody iMab-N6 exhibits enhanced breadth but not potency over its parental antibodies iMab and N6

T Moshoette, MA Papathanasopoulos, MA Killick - Virology Journal, 2022 - Springer
The recently published AMP trial (HVTN 703/HPTN 081 and HVTN704/HPTN 085) results
have validated broad neutralising antibodies (bNAbs) as potential anti-HIV-1 agents …