HIV-1 prophylactic vaccine trials in Thailand.

abstract：:According to the World Health Organization's 2007 estimates, close to 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS. Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made in understanding HIV pathogenesis and disease progression, which has allowed the identification of a multitude of drug and vaccine ta...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Endsley AN,Salama NN,Ho RJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human milk banking has been promoted to provide donated breast milk for at-risk children whose mothers cannot breastfeed them but this effort was hindered by the advent of HIV epidemic. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the seroprevalence of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B in the blood of human milk donors registered in ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Kupek E,Savi EO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency is common in HIV population and has been associated with increased comorbidity risk and poor immunologic status. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of protease inhibitor lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy on changes in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] over 48 weeks. METHODS:Thirty-four t...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Crutchley RD,Jacobs DM,Gathe J,Mayberry C,Bulayeva N,Rosenblatt KP,Garey KW

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is unique in its capacity to produce chronic disease in almost all infected hosts. To accomplish this, it has evolved multiple mechanisms to effectively evade the immune response. HIV encodes at least one protein that makes infected cells resistant to CTL killing by downmodulatin...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Collins KL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the infusion of HIV-1 virus into a host cell, RNA is reverse transcribed to dsDNA, which persists intracellular to the infected cell in a variety of forms. Numerous in-house assays have been developed for the quantification of the different cellular HIV-1 DNA forms; these implement conventional or real-time PCR ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Beloukas A,Paraskevis D,Psichogiou M,Hatzakis A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is common in HIV-infected individuals. Liver biopsy remains the gold-standard procedure for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, but both Transient Elastography (TE) and Non-invasive Biomarkers (NIBMs) have emerged as alternatives. OBJECTIVES:Our study's aim was to vali...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Androutsakos T,Schina M,Pouliakis A,Kontos A,Sipsas N,Hatzis G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug use and HIV/AIDS are global public health issues. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 30% of HIV infections are related to drug use and associated behaviors. The intersection, of the twin epidemics of HIV and drug/alcohol use, results in difficult medical management issues for the health care...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Kresina TF,Bruce RD,McCance-Katz EF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China has implemented a nation-wide policy to control mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since 2011, yet the efficacy of the control policy is less studied. The aim of the present study was to report the data in the prevention of MTCT of HIV in Nantong city, China. ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Lou H,Ge X,Xu B,Liu W,Zhou YH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a strong predictor of virologic failure (VF) among people with HIV. Various methods such as patient self-report, pill counts and pharmacy refills have been utilized to monitor adherence. However, there are limited data on the accuracy of combining metho...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Wu P,Johnson BA,Nachega JB,Wu B,Ordonez CE,Hare AQ,Kearns R,Murphy R,Sunpath H,Marconi VC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low levels of plasma viremia (below 50 copies/ml of HIV-1 RNA) can be detected in the majority of HIV+ subjects successfully treated with HAART. Aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of different antiretroviral regimens on this residual viremia and on proviral HIV-1 DNA in HAART-treated subjects with plasma HIV ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Nicastri E,Palmisano L,Sarmati L,D'Ettorre G,Parisi S,Andreotti M,Buonomini A,Pirillo FM,Narciso P,Bellagamba R,Vullo V,Montano M,Di Perri G,Andreoni M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-1+ long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) maintain natural control of viral infection. This study sought to identify and characterize HIV- LTNPs series case, regarding the presence of possible host factors that may be associated with this status. METHODS:We evaluated the plasma levels of IP-10/IL-8 chemokines...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Dos Santos JS,de Almeida SM,Ferreira GS,Bordignon J,Maia Teixeira SL,Martins Lima AC,Raboni SM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis for prevention of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV could affect hemoglobin (Hb) development of infants. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 24 HIV-infected and 21 HIV-uninfected pregnancies. ARV drugs were administered to HIV-infected pregnancies at 21 weeks ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Pornprasert S,Wongnoi R,Oberdorfer P,Sirivatanapa P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) remain prevalent despite effective combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART). Cognitive function has been shown to inversely correlate with decreased synaptic and dendritic density. In this study, macaques inoculated with SIV were examined over a 3-month course of infection...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Helke KL,Queen SE,Mankowski JL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To promote the initiation of reverse transcription, the HIV-1 virus uses a host tRNA as a primer, tRNA(3Lys). The annealing of tRNA(3Lys) to the viral RNA requires the breaking of the 3D structure of the tRNA and RNA rearrangements, to form a stable initiation complex recognised by the reverse transcriptase. The annea...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Tisné C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the correlation between HIV-1 RNA load in blood and semen by antiretroviral therapy status and the relative penetration of antiretroviral drugs in seminal plasma. We performed a cross-sectional cohort study of 119 HIV-1 subjects divided into three groups according to treatment status. Blood and semen were co...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Chan DJ,Ray JE,McNally L,Batterham M,Smith DE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have developed methodologies for predicting the number of CD4+ cells from the total leukocyte and lymphocytes count based on mathematical methodologies, obtaining percentages of effectiveness prediction higher than 90% with a value of less than 5000 leukocytes. OBJECTIVE:To improve the meth...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Rodriguez J,Prieto S,Correa C,Melo M,Dominguez D,Olarte N,Suárez D,Aragón L,Torres F,Santacruz F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural or experimental infection of the African sooty mangabey (SM) with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) results in chronic high levels of virus replication but is associated with none of the debilitating immunopathology, including the marked CD4 T-cell depletion, persistent cell activation and acquired immun...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Pereira LE,Ansari AA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular protein "Bone marrow stromal antigen 2" (BST2 also called Tetherin, CD317, HM1.24) was identified as a major mediator of the innate immune defense against the dissemination of enveloped viruses. BST2 was shown to physically trap the de novo formed viral particles at the surface of infected cells, thereby ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Janvier K,Roy N,Berlioz-Torrent C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although HIV and injury contribute substantially to disease burdens in lowand middle-income countries (LMIC), their intersection is poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE:This systematic review assessed the prevalence and associated mortality impact of HIVseropositivity among injured patients in LMIC. METHODS:A s...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Aluisio AR,Rege S,Stewart BT,Kinuthia J,Levine AC,Mello MJ,Farquhar C

更新日期：2017-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report the study of tryptophan metabolism via serotonin in ventricular CSF in HIV-1 infection in order to investigate the origin of tryptophan metabolites in the human brain. The patients (n=4) were affected with non-communicating hydrocephalus. One of these also was suffering from HIV-1 infection. Th...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Longatti P,Perin A,Comai S,Bertazzo A,Rizzo V,Costa CV,Allegri G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among HIV positive patients, Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or biopsy for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenopathy is often avoided due to an unspoken stigma. Earlier, we had developed a clinical scoring scale for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN), which had 88% sensitivity and detected no fals...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Purohit SD,Purohit V,Mathur ML

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a mechanism of negative regulation of immune responses by a specialized population of so-called regulatory T cells (Tregs) has become a focus of intense investigation. Through the discovery of transcription factor Foxp3 as a central molecular determinant of Tregs differentiation and function, the complex bio...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Bernardes SS,Borges IK,Lima JE,Milanez Pde A,Conchon-Costa I,Felipe I,Saridakis HO,Watanabe MA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) Vpr protein plays multiple roles in HIV-1 replication. In early infection, Vpr provides help in the nuclear localization of pre-integration complex. Subsequently, Vpr induces cell cycle arrest of infected cells at G2/M phase. Cell cycle arrest facilitates higher rate of viral...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Pandey RC,Datta D,Mukerjee R,Srinivasan A,Mahalingam S,Sawaya BE

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta defensins are antimicrobial peptides that serve to protect the host from microbial invasion at skin and mucosal surfaces. Here we explore the relationships among beta defensin levels, total bacterial colonization, and colonization by bacterial vaginosis (BV)-related bacteria and lactobacilli in the female genital...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Jiang W,Ghosh SK,Flyckt R,Kalinowska M,Starks D,Jurevic R,Weinberg A,Lederman MM,Rodriguez B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) can bring HIV-1 in blood plasma to level undetectable by standard tests, prevent the onset of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and allow a near-normal life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals. Unfortunately, cART is not curative, as within a few weeks of ...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Rausch JW,Le Grice SFJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Passive immunization studies in non-human primates have established unequivocally that virus neutralization can prevent infection, providing the impetus for current intense efforts to identify immunogens that elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies in humans. Although Fc-mediated effector function may also contribute t...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Lewis GK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment outcome and survival in children with HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection. METHODS:All HIV infected children with symptoms or signs consistent with tuberculosis were screened. We studied 24 cases of culture confirmed TB from among a cohort of 213...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Kumar A,Upadhyay S,Kumari G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superinfection is defined as infection by a second virus during an immunologic steady state, following infection by a primary virus. It is now well established that superinfection with HIV-1 occurs in humans. Detection of an increasing number of circulating recombinant forms, which result from infection of a cell by t...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Chan DJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral cavity of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) infected individuals is subjected to a series of opportunistic infections which are usually considered as a prognostic marker for the severity of infection as well as an indicator of immunodeficiency. The highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has si...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Parveen Z,Acheampong E,Pomerantz RJ,Jacobson JM,Wigdahl B,Mukhtar M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors (NNRTIs) act as chemical enhancers of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RT dimerization. In the current study, we sought to define the role of key residues (101, 103, 108, 181, 188, 190, 225 and 318) in the NNRTI-bind...

journal_title：Current HIV research

authors： Figueiredo A,Zelina S,Sluis-Cremer N,Tachedjian G

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00