[HTML][HTML] The humanized mouse model: what added value does it offer for HIV research?

L Baroncini, S Bredl, KP Nicole, RF Speck - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the early 2000s, novel humanized mouse models based on the transplantation of human
hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) into immunocompromised mice were …

[HTML][HTML] The menstrual cycle regulates migratory CD4 T-cell surveillance in the female reproductive tract via CCR5 signaling

ME Williams, FP Hardnett, AN Sheth, AN Wein… - Mucosal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite their importance for immunity against sexually transmitted infections, the
composition of female reproductive tract (FRT) memory T-cell populations in response to …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics analysis of the cervical epithelial integrity of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

F Bradley, M Franzén Boger, V Kaldhusdal… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is an injectable hormonal contraceptive used
by millions of women worldwide. However, experimental studies have associated DMPA use …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing Current and Next-Generation Humanized Mouse Models for Advancing HIV and HIV/Mtb Co-Infection Studies

M Lepard, JX Yang, S Afkhami, A Nazli, A Zganiacz… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
In people living with HIV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the major cause of death. Due
to the increased morbidity/mortality in co-infection, further research is urgently required. A …

pH-sensitive dual-preventive siRNA-based nanomicrobicide reactivates autophagy and inhibits HIV infection in vaginal CD4+ cells

S Yang, Y Chen, J Gu, A Harris, RC Su… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Women are more susceptible to HIV transmission through unprotected heterosexual
intercourse due to biological and social vulnerabilities. Intravaginal delivery of siRNAs …

[HTML][HTML] Female Sex Hormones Upregulate the Replication Activity of HIV-1 Sub-Subtype A6 and CRF02_AG but Not HIV-1 Subtype B

M Nosik, E Berezhnya, E Bystritskaya, I Kiseleva… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
More than 50% of all people living with HIV worldwide are women. Globally, HIV/AIDS is the
leading cause of death among women aged 15 to 44. The safe and effective methods of …

[HTML][HTML] Repeated Intravaginal Inoculation of Zika Virus Protects Cynomolgus Monkeys from Subcutaneous Superchallenge

M Shofa, T Okamura, E Urano, Y Matsuura… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks in Central and South America caused severe public health
problems in 2015 and 2016. These outbreaks were finally contained through several …

[HTML][HTML] The progestin medroxyprogesterone acetate affects HIV-1 production in human lymphoid tissue explants in a dose-dependent and glucocorticoid-like fashion

C Vanpouille, G Günaydın, M Jangard, M Clerici… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The association between the use of the injectable contraceptive depot
medroxyprogesterone acetate and HIV-1 susceptibility has been addressed mainly in …

COMBATING THE HIV/TB CO-INFECTION SYNDEMIC: TESTING A NOVEL RESPIRATORY MUCOSAL ADENOVIRAL TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE IN NAÏVE AND …

A Chacon - 2023 - macsphere.mcmaster.ca
HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection place an immense burden on health care systems as
they act in synergy to worsen disease prognoses. TB is the most common cause of death in …

Investigating Hiv-1 Transmission To Human Cervix Using Reporter Virus Technologies

DF Indihar - 2024 - digitalcommons.library.uab.edu
Around 39 million people globally are currently infected with Human immunodeficiency virus
1 (HIV-1), more than half of whom are women. HIV-1 is a retrovirus that infects and depletes …