Mechanisms and Cardiorenal Complications of Chronic Anemia in People with HIV

K Kamvuma, BM Hamooya, S Munsaka, SK Masenga… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chronic anemia is more prevalent in people living with HIV (PLWH) compared to the general
population. The mechanisms that drive chronic anemia in HIV are multifaceted and include …

The role of CMV infection in primary lesions, development and clinical expression of atherosclerosis

CV Cristescu, S Alain, SM Ruță - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
The number of deaths related to cardiovascular disease is increasing every year, despite all
available therapies and the aggressive campaigns for lifestyle modification and prevention …

CD169-mediated restrictive SARS-CoV-2 infection of macrophages induces pro-inflammatory responses

S Jalloh, J Olejnik, J Berrigan, A Nisa, EL Suder… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Exacerbated and persistent innate immune response marked by pro-inflammatory cytokine
expression is thought to be a major driver of chronic COVID-19 pathology. Although …

N6-methyladenosine modification of HIV-1 RNA suppresses type-I interferon induction in differentiated monocytic cells and primary macrophages

S Chen, S Kumar, CE Espada, N Tirumuru… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a prevalent RNA modification that plays a key role in
regulating eukaryotic cellular mRNA functions. RNA m6A modification is regulated by two …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of RNA modification in skin diseases, as well as the recent advances in its detection methods and therapeutic agents

Y Yu, C Liang, X Wang, Y Shi, L Shen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
RNA modification is considered as an epigenetic modification that plays an indispensable
role in biological processes such as gene expression and genome editing without altering …

Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling enables cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) sensing of HIV-1 infection in macrophages

MA Siddiqui, M Yamashita - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT HIV-1 replicates in cells that express a wide array of innate immune sensors
and may do so simultaneously with other pathogens. How a coexisting innate immune …

Extracellular vesicles released from macrophages modulates interleukin-1β in astrocytic and neuronal cells

S Kodidela, N Sinha, A Kumar, L Zhou, S Godse… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We have recently demonstrated that long-term exposure of cigarette smoke condensate
(CSC) to HIV-uninfected (U937) and-infected (U1) macrophages induce packaging of pro …

SMAC mimetics as therapeutic agents in HIV infection

B Molyer, A Kumar, JB Angel - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although combination antiretroviral therapy is extremely effective in lowering HIV RNA to
undetectable levels in the blood, HIV persists in latently infected CD4+ T-cells and …

Cell cycle regulation in macrophages and susceptibility to HIV-1

IATM Ferreira, JZ Porterfield, RK Gupta, P Mlcochova - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Macrophages are the first line of defence against invading pathogens. They play a crucial
role in immunity but also in regeneration and homeostasis. Their remarkable plasticity in …

Macrophages: Key Cellular Players in HIV Infection and Pathogenesis

M Woottum, S Yan, S Sayettat, S Grinberg, D Cathelin… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Although cells of the myeloid lineages, including tissue macrophages and conventional
dendritic cells, were rapidly recognized, in addition to CD4+ T lymphocytes, as target cells of …