HIV/AIDS epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment

V Simon, DD Ho, QA Karim - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
The HIV-1 pandemic is a complex mix of diverse epidemics within and between countries
and regions of the world, and is undoubtedly the defining public-health crisis of our time …

Biodegradable poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) microparticles for injectable delivery of vaccine antigens

W Jiang, RK Gupta, MC Deshpande… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2005 - Elsevier
Injectable biodegradable polymeric particles (usually microspheres) represent an exciting
approach to control the release of vaccine antigens to reduce the number of doses in the …

V3: HIV's switch-hitter

O Hartley, PJ Klasse, QJ Sattentau… - AIDS Research & Human …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
The third variable region, V3, of the gp120 surface envelope glycoprotein is an
approximately 35-residue-long, frequently glycosylated, highly variable, disulfide-bonded …

Optimization and validation of an 8-color intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) assay to quantify antigen-specific T cells induced by vaccination

H Horton, EP Thomas, JA Stucky, I Frank… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Candidate HIV-1 vaccines currently being evaluated in clinical trials are designed to elicit
HIV-1-specific cellular immunity. Intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) assays allow sensitive …

The V1/V2 domain of gp120 is a global regulator of the sensitivity of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates to neutralization by antibodies commonly …

A Pinter, WJ Honnen, Y He, MK Gorny… - Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A major problem hampering the development of an effective vaccine against
human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the resistance of many primary viral isolates …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) immunopathogenesis and vaccine development: a review

MP Girard, S Osmanov, OM Assossou, MP Kieny - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
The development of a safe, effective and globally affordable HIV vaccine offers the best
hope for the future control of the HIV-1 pandemic. Since 1987, scores of candidate HIV-1 …

A review of vaccine research and development: the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

MP Girard, SK Osmanov, MP Kieny - Vaccine, 2006 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of AIDS in 1981, the global spread of HIV has reached pandemic
proportions, representing a global developmental and public health threat. The development …

Progress and obstacles in the development of an AIDS vaccine

NL Letvin - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2006 - nature.com
Recent experimental observations suggest approaches to immunization that might finally
result in at least a partially effective vaccine against infection with HIV-1. In particular …

HIV vaccine trial participation among ethnic minority communities: barriers, motivators, and implications for recruitment

PA Newman, N Duan, KJ Roberts… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: Underrepresentation of ethnic minority communities limits the generalizability
of HIV vaccine trial results. We explored perceived barriers and motivators regarding HIV …

A sound rationale needed for phase III HIV-1 vaccine trials

DR Burton, RC Desrosiers, RW Doms, MB Feinberg… - Science, 2004 - science.org
The need for a human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) vaccine [HN1] is unquestioned, and
we strongly support its development as the highest AIDS research priority. We have a …