The lentivirus human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS by interacting with a large
number of different cells in the body and escaping the host immune response against it. HIV …

This viewpoint proposes that an imbalance in the Tul-type and TH2-type responses
contributes to the immune dysregulation associated wiib HIV infection, and that resistance to …

Retroviral Gag protein is capable of directing the assembly of virion particles independent of
other retroviral elements and plays an important role early in the infection of a ceil. Using the …

Although 13 years have passed since identification of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-
1) as the cause of AIDS, we do not yet know how HIV kills its primary target, the T cell that …

Through the successful implementation of policies to prevent mother-to-child-transmission
(PMTCT) of HIV-1 infection, children born to HIV-1-infected mothers are now much less likely …

During human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection there is a profound and selective
decrease in the CD4+ population of T lymphocytes. The mechanism of this depletion is not …

Noncytotoxic CD8+ T cells may play a critical role in preventing progression to disease
following human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This antiviral response, mediated …

The loss of T helper cell (TH) function in asymptomatic HIV type 1-infected individuals occurs
before the decline in CD4+ T cells. At least part of the loss in TH function results from …

Interactions between the viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 and the cell surface receptor
CD4 are responsible for the entry of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) into host …

Infection with HIV results in an incremental loss of T helper cell (TH) function, which can
occur years before CD4 cell numbers are critically reduced and AIDS is diagnosed. All TH …