[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA-sequencing: astrocyte and microglial heterogeneity in health and disease

MS Spurgat, SJ Tang - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes and microglia are non-neuronal cells that maintain homeostasis within the central
nervous system via their capacity to regulate neuronal transmission and prune synapses …

HIV replication and latency in monocytes and macrophages

RT Veenhuis, CM Abreu, EN Shirk, L Gama… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The relevance of monocyte and macrophage reservoirs in virally suppressed people with
HIV (vsPWH) has previously been debatable. Macrophages were assumed to have a …

Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of extracellular vesicles administered intravenously and intranasally to Macaca nemestrina

T Driedonks, L Jiang, B Carlson, Z Han… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have potential in disease treatment since they can be loaded
with therapeutic molecules and engineered for retention by specific tissues. However …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling HIV-1 neuropathogenesis using three-dimensional human brain organoids (hBORGs) with HIV-1 infected microglia

RS Dos Reis, S Sant, H Keeney, MCE Wagner… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is characterized by neuroinflammation
and glial activation that, together with the release of viral proteins, trigger a pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of HIV-1 infection in microglia-containing human cerebral organoids

SBH Gumbs, A Berdenis van Berlekom, R Kübler… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The achievement of an HIV cure is dependent on the eradication or permanent silencing of
HIV-latent viral reservoirs, including the understudied central nervous system (CNS) …

Myeloid and CD4 T cells comprise the latent reservoir in antiretroviral therapy-suppressed SIVmac251-infected macaques

CM Abreu, RT Veenhuis, CR Avalos, S Graham… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) eradication or long-term suppression in the absence
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires an understanding of all viral reservoirs that could …

Extracellular vesicles and chronic inflammation during HIV infection

PS Pérez, MA Romaniuk, GA Duette… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Inflammation is a hallmark of HIV infection. Among the multiple stimuli that can induce
inflammation in untreated infection, ongoing viral replication is a primary driver. After …

Infectious Virus Persists in CD4+ T Cells and Macrophages in Antiretroviral Therapy-Suppressed Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Macaques

CM Abreu, RT Veenhuis, CR Avalos, S Graham… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Understanding the cellular and anatomical sites of latent virus that contribute to human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rebound is essential for eradication. In HIV-positive patients …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in SIV/SHIV non-human primate models of NeuroAIDS

S Moretti, S Virtuoso, L Sernicola, S Farcomeni… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-human primates (NHPs) are the most relevant model of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) and neuroAIDS, being of great importance in explaining the pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Nef-induced CCL2 expression contributes to HIV/SIV brain invasion and neuronal dysfunction

MH Lehmann, JM Lehmann, V Erfle - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
CC motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) is a chemoattractant for leukocytes including
monocytes, T cells, and natural killer cells and it plays an important role in maintaining the …