The mucosal barrier and immune activation in HIV pathogenesis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV-infected individuals have improved access to antiretroviral therapy. This has resulted in a shift in causes of mortality from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and malignancies. This review will look at the epidemiologica...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Mayne ES,George JA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We describe recent mobile health (mHealth) interventions supporting antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication adherence among HIV-positive MSM. RECENT FINDINGS:Keyword searches (1 January 2016-13 May 2017) identified 721 citations. Seven publications reporting on six studies met inclusion criteria. Fiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Muessig KE,LeGrand S,Horvath KJ,Bauermeister JA,Hightow-Weidman LB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the risk of cardiovascular complications in HIV-infected patients receiving combination antiretroviral treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent data suggest that patients with chronic HIV infection will require continuous lifelong combination antiretroviral treatment, which may increase the risk o...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Law MG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Botswana, a small country in southern Africa, has had a very high prevalence of HIV since about 1995. It seems important to analyze the response of this country to help us understand how it became one of the first nations to achieve the 90-90-90 targets. RECENT FINDINGS:Botswana began a national prog...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Essex M,Makhema J,Lockman S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:T follicular helper (Tfh) cells play a critical role as providers of B-cell help and dysfunction in Tfh/B-cell interactions can lead to autoimmunity or immunodeficiency. These observations have generated a great deal of interest in understanding how these cells are affected during HIV infection and ho...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Cubas R,Perreau M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Here we present recent studies examining the gastrointestinal tract during primary HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus infections and emphasizing the onset of severe pathologic processes that are not adequately reflected in peripheral blood. We discuss these findings and hypotheses relating to the r...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Mehandru S,Dandekar S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to describe progress in research and development of vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS, emphasizing clinical trials and human studies published during the past year. RECENT FINDINGS:Clinical trial design depends, in large part, on whether vaccines are expected to provide protecti...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Fast PE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) and consequent reduction in the incidence of AIDS-related mortality, there has been a relative increase in the importance of non-AIDS-related conditions such as liver disease. This article reviews the positive and potential negative impac...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Allen J,Smith C,Bhagani S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:People with HIV continue to live with the health consequences of an episodic illness that limits their ability to fully participate in society, particularly for the growing number of older people living with HIV. The present review describes the recent evidence exploring the psychosocial challenges fa...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Rueda S,Law S,Rourke SB

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Th17 cells are a newly identified subtype of CD4 T cells that respond to bacterial and fungal antigens and are important in mucosal immunology. Because HIV infection results in loss of CD4 T cells as well as disruption to the gastrointestinal tract that causes microbial translocation and immune activa...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Klatt NR,Brenchley JM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article explores new data from recent studies addressing the role of coinfections in immune activation in HIV-1-infected patients, with a focus on immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), an aberrant inflammatory response occurring shortly after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation....

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Boulougoura A,Sereti I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on the origin of the HIV epidemic and insights into how the immune response is shaping virus evolution. RECENT FINDINGS:Characterization of archival samples showed that by the 1960s, HIV had already diverged within humans. It is now estimated that HIV has been in humans since at ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Woodman Z,Williamson C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is growing debate on how nonhuman primate models of AIDS can best guide and facilitate clinical development of HIV vaccines. This review covers the simian/human immunodeficiency virus primate model and its strategic use in guiding the development and selection of HIV-1-envelope-based vaccine can...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Heeney JL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to review recent advances in the clinical care of HIV-infected children. RECENT FINDINGS:Obstacles to diagnosing HIV in children and providing clinical care to those HIV infected relate to a number of technical and operational factors. Most countries now have antiretroviral...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Crowley S,Kekitiinwa A,Vaz P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review current knowledge and the role of integrase inhibitors in the setting of HIV salvage therapy. We will discuss results from recent studies and literature and comment on the potential for integrase inhibitors in defined clinical settings. RECENT FINDINGS:Raltegravir has been studied most inte...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Koelsch KK,Cooper DA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The recent modest success of the RV144 HIV vaccine trial in Thailand has shown that development of an HIV vaccine is possible. Designing a vaccine that achieves better protection, however, will require a more complete understanding of vaccine mechanisms of action and correlates of protection. Systems ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Andersen-Nissen E,Heit A,McElrath MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, the roles of Fc-gamma receptor polymorphisms are discussed in regards to HIV-1 vaccine efficacy, HIV acquisition, and disease progression. In addition, the significance of the neonatal immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc receptor and potential effects of the aggregated immunoglobulin A Fc recept...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Cocklin SL,Schmitz JE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To highlight promising areas of research and preview future generations of microbicides, this review will focus on reports that described new cellular or viral targets, drug substances, or strategies that are specifically intended for topical microbicides. Those reports that dealt with the design, dis...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Zydowsky TM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Knowledge of HIV status is the gateway to HIV treatment and prevention, and optimizing this pillar is essential to bend the curve of the HIV epidemic toward zero new infections. This review will discuss the epidemiology of serostatus awareness, including disparities among key populations, and explore ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Thompson M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the large international mobilization against HIV/AIDS, more HIV-infected people in resource-limited settings have access to antiretroviral therapy, including pregnant women. The relevance of simplified prophylactic antiretroviral regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Arrivé E,Dabis F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Evidence-based strategies are needed to address the growing complexity of care of those ageing with HIV so that as life expectancy is extended, quality of life is also enhanced. RECENT FINDINGS:Modifiable contributing factors to the quantity and quality of life in adults ageing with HIV include: burd...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Althoff KN,Smit M,Reiss P,Justice AC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Small molecule inhibitors targeting the CCR5 coreceptor represent a new class of drugs for treating HIV-1 infection. Maraviroc has received regulatory approvals, and vicriviroc is in phase 3 trials. Understanding how resistance to these drugs develops and is diagnosed is essential to guide clinical pr...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Moore JP,Kuritzkes DR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we describe the challenges faced by using clinical cohorts to perform Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and the possible solutions for increasing and strengthening health systems in low-income and middle-income countries. RECENT FINDINGS:HIV scale-up has facilitated the transition from ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Ekouevi DK,Karcher S,Coffie PA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose is to review recent insights into the impact of HIV-associated immune activation on AIDS and non-AIDS morbidity and mortality. RECENT FINDINGS:Immune activation has long been recognized as an important consequence of untreated HIV infection and predictor of AIDS progression, which decline...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Utay NS,Hunt PW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV-1 mucosal transmission plays a critical role in HIV-1 infection and AIDS pathogenesis. This review summarizes the latest advances in biological studies of HIV-1 mucosal transmission, highlighting the implications of these studies in the development of microbicides to prevent HIV-1 transmission. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Wu L

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to summarize data in the last 18 months on the sexual and reproductive health of perinatally and horizontally infected adolescents and young people living with HIV (age 13-25 years) and to highlight some key issues faced by this group of adolescents as they reach puberty and sexual de...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hamzah L,Hamlyn E

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this paper is to assess the contribution of antiretroviral therapy to cardiovascular disease, by evaluating relevant clinical and surrogate outcome studies. RECENT FINDINGS:A large proportion of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy develop insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, particul...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Friis-Møller N,Smieja M,Klein D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Here we highlight the latest advances in HIV vaccine concepts that will expand our knowledge on how to elicit effective acquisition-prevention and/or control of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) replication in the nonhuman primate (NHP) model. RECENT FINDINGS:In the context of the promising analyse...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lynch RM,Yamamoto T,McDermott AB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although designed to target only the HIV protease, HIV protease inhibitors induce toxicities in patients such as insulin resistance and lipodystrophy that suggest that protease inhibitors have other targets in mammalian cells. Akt controls insulin signaling and is an important target in cancer, but no...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Bernstein WB,Dennis PA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent studies have been published characterizing the epidemiology of elite controllers. The demographic features, clinical characteristics, and HIV disease outcomes of elite controllers are summarized. RECENT FINDINGS:Elite controllers are defined by the ability to spontaneously suppress plasma vire...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Okulicz JF,Lambotte O

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00