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 …

Long-term immunologic effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection: leveraging translational research methodology to address emerging questions

MJ Peluso, J Donatelli, TJ Henrich - Translational Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The current era of COVID-19 is characterized by emerging variants of concern, waning
vaccine-and natural infection-induced immunity, debate over the timing and necessity of …

Resident memory T cells are a cellular reservoir for HIV in the cervical mucosa

J Cantero-Pérez, J Grau-Expósito… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
HIV viral reservoirs are established very early during infection. Resident memory T cells
(TRM) are present in tissues such as the lower female genital tract, but the contribution of …

Comparative analysis of pharmacodynamics in the C3HeB/FeJ mouse tuberculosis model for DprE1 inhibitors TBA-7371, PBTZ169, and OPC-167832

GT Robertson, ME Ramey, LM Massoudi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Multiple drug discovery initiatives for tuberculosis are currently ongoing to identify and
develop new potent drugs with novel targets in order to shorten treatment duration. One of …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis precursor rRNA as a measure of treatment-shortening activity of drugs and regimens

ND Walter, SEM Born, GT Robertson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
There is urgent need for new drug regimens that more rapidly cure tuberculosis (TB).
Existing TB drugs and regimens vary in treatment-shortening activity, but the molecular basis …

A multimodal and integrated approach to interrogate human kidney biopsies with rigor and reproducibility: guidelines from the Kidney Precision Medicine Project

TM El-Achkar, MT Eadon, R Menon… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Comprehensive and spatially mapped molecular atlases of organs at a cellular level are a
critical resource to gain insights into pathogenic mechanisms and personalized therapies for …

CAR/CXCR5-T cell immunotherapy is safe and potentially efficacious in promoting sustained remission of SIV infection

MS Pampusch, HM Abdelaal, EK Cartwright… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
During chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)
infection prior to AIDS progression, the vast majority of viral replication is concentrated within …

Kidney transplantation in HIV-positive patients: current practice and management strategies

E Muller, FCJ Botha, ZA Barday, K Manning… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background. HIV-positive patients had been successfully transplanted for the last 15 y and
the donor pool had successfully been expanded to also include HIV-positive donors …

Noninvasive brain delivery and efficacy of BDNF to stimulate neuroregeneration and suppression of disease relapse in EAE mice

BM Kopec, P Kiptoo, L Zhao… - Molecular …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The number of FDA-approved protein drugs (biologics), such as antibodies, antibody–drug
conjugates, hormones, and enzymes, continues to grow at a rapid rate; most of these drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive brain delivery and efficacy of BDNF in APP/PS1 transgenic mice as a model of Alzheimer's disease

BM Kopec, L Zhao, E Rosa-Molinar… - Medical research …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurotrophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth
factor (NGF) have been demonstrated for their potential as a neuroregenerative treatment of …