Red blood cell (RBC) hitchhiking is a method of drug delivery that can increase drug
concentration in target organs by orders of magnitude. In RBC hitchhiking, drug-loaded …

Copper ions, either alone or in copper complexes, have been used for centuries to disinfect
liquids, solids, and human tissue. Today copper is used as a water purifier, algaecide …

Being a major first line of immune defense, the complement system keeps a constant vigil
against viruses. Its ability to recognize large panoply of viruses and virus-infected cells, and …

Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) expressed on red blood cells (RBCs)
influences plasma levels of HIV-1-suppressive and proinflammatory chemokines such as …

In addition to hemostasis, human platelets have several immune functions and interact with
infectious pathogens including HIV in vitro. Here, we report that platelets from HIV-infected …

The current multi-layered interventional approaches to blood safety have dramatically
reduced the risk of viral contamination of blood components. Nowadays most of the residual …

Klein HG (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA). Pathogen inactivation technology …

ABSTRACT CD71+ erythroid cells (CECs) have a wide range of immunomodulatory
properties. Here, we show that CECs are expanded in the peripheral blood of HIV patients …

HAART therapy has led to a significant reduction of general and neurological morbidity, and
mortality among HIV‐1 infected patients. It can also decrease HIV‐1 RNA titres in plasma …

The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, is a first-line defender against
foreign pathogens such as HIV-1. The role of the complement system in HIV-1 pathogenesis …