HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

The biology of the HIV-1 latent reservoir and implications for cure strategies

LB Cohn, N Chomont, SG Deeks - Cell host & microbe, 2020 - cell.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) inhibits HIV replication but is not curative. During ART, the
integrated HIV genome persists indefinitely within CD4+ T cells and perhaps other cells …

[PDF][PDF] Immune Modulation in HIV-Positive Neonates: Insights and Implications for Clinical Management

EI Obeagu, GU Obeagu - Elite Journal of Nursing and Health …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Neonatal HIV infection presents unique challenges in immune modulation and clinical
management. This review delves into the intricate dynamics of immune modulation in HIV …

Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment maintained HIV suppression in children with favorable reservoir characteristics in Botswana

RL Shapiro, G Ajibola, K Maswabi, M Hughes… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) may provide an alternative to standard antiretroviral
treatment (ART) for controlling HIV-1 replication and may have immunotherapeutic effects …

Signatures of immune selection in intact and defective proviruses distinguish HIV-1 elite controllers

X Lian, C Gao, X Sun, C Jiang, KB Einkauf… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Increasing evidence suggests that durable drug-free control of HIV-1 replication is enabled
by effective cellular immune responses that may induce an attenuated viral reservoir …

Understanding viral and immune interplay during vertical transmission of HIV: implications for cure

O Amin, J Powers, KM Bricker, A Chahroudi - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite the significant progress that has been made to eliminate vertical HIV infection, more
than 150,000 children were infected with HIV in 2019, emphasizing the continued need for …

Longitudinal dynamics of intact HIV proviral DNA and outgrowth virus frequencies in a cohort of individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy

SD Falcinelli, KW Kilpatrick, J Read… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The replication-competent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoir is the
major barrier to cure. The quantitative viral outgrowth assay (QVOA), the gold-standard …

An ordeal that does not heal: understanding barriers to a cure for HIV-1 infection

M Lichterfeld, C Gao, GY Xu - Trends in immunology, 2022 - cell.com
With more than 38 million people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) worldwide, developing a cure for
HIV-1 remains a major global health priority. Lifelong persistence of HIV-1 is frequently …

The clinical effect of point-of-care HIV diagnosis in infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Luo, Y Fong, D Boeras, I Jani, L Vojnov - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Timely diagnosis and treatment of HIV is crucial in HIV-exposed infants to
prevent the high rates of mortality seen during the first 2 years of life if HIV is untreated …

Why the HIV reservoir never runs dry: clonal expansion and the characteristics of HIV-infected cells challenge strategies to cure and control HIV infection

CY Lau, MA Adan, F Maldarelli - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectively reduces cycles of viral replication but does not target
proviral populations in cells that persist for prolonged periods and that can undergo clonal …