Antiretroviral drug concentrations in the male and female genital tract: implications for the sexual transmission of HIV.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Research directed toward an HIV cure presents ethical as well as scientific challenges. RECENT FINDINGS:International guidelines, regulations, and the medical literature provide helpful guidance on protecting research participants. SUMMARY:This review presents points to consider for researchers, spo...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lo B,Grady C,Working Group on Ethics of the International AIDS Society.

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to review the most recent literature regarding the immunopathogenesis of pathogen-associated immune reconstitution disease and to discuss the role of immune activation and various effector molecules and cells such as macrophages, effector and regulatory T cells, and natural ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Kestens L,Seddiki N,Bohjanen PR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the progressive aging of populations of people with HIV (PWH), multimorbidity is increasing. Multimorbidity patterns, that is groups of comorbidities that are likely to co-occur, may suggest shared causes or common risk factors. We review the literature regarding multimorbidity patterns identifie...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： De Francesco D,Sabin CA,Reiss P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the clinical features, pathogenesis and therapeutic options for the dyslipidaemia commonly seen in HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:Dyslipidaemia associated with antiretroviral therapy is characterized by elevations in total and low-density lipo...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Mallon PW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute and early HIV (AHI) is a pivotal time during HIV infection, yet there remain major shortfalls in diagnosis, linkage to care, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation during AHI. We introduce an AHI-specific cascade, review recent evidence pertaining to the unique challenges of AHI, and discus...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Rutstein SE,Sellers CJ,Ananworanich J,Cohen MS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The interaction between fall and fracture risk factors is an area of increasing clinical relevance, but little information is known about the age-specific issues in bone health unique to HIV-infected adults. The present review will focus on what is known about falls and fall risk factors among HIV-inf...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Erlandson KM,Guaraldi G,Falutz J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a male bias in mortality likely driven by both gender and sex-based differences between male and female individuals. This is consistent with sex and gender-based features of HIV infection and overlap betwee...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Scully EP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:For the first time in decades, there are multiple new drugs in the pipeline for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). In addition, existing drugs are being repurposed or optimized for TB with the goal of shortened treatment duration for drug-sensitive TB and safer, shorter treatments for multidrug-resis...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Dooley KE,Nuermberger EL,Diacon AH

更新日期：2013-11-01 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:Early studies have cast doubt on the utility of animal models for predicting success or failure of HIV-prevention strategies, but results of multiple human phase 3 microbicide trials, and interrogations into the discrepancies between human and animal model trials, indicate that animal models were, and...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Veazey RS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is 20 years since the start of the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era and more than 10 years since cART scale-up began in resource-limited settings. We examined survival of vertically HIV-infected infants and children in the cART era. RECENT FINDINGS:Good survival has been achieved on c...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Davies MA,Gibb D,Turkova A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the utility of home and community-based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) to increase detection of undiagnosed HIV among female spouses and children of HIV-positive PWID in Punjab province, Pakistan. DESIGN:Between March 2014 and March 2015, home-based HTC was provided by a local NGO to spouses of...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Shahid S,Majeed MF,Awaan AB,Mirza H,Sarfraz N,Veronese V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the status of HIV vaccine development RECENT FINDINGS:Since the discovery of HIV-1 in the early 1980s considerable effort has been exerted to develop a prophylactic vaccine, with relatively meagre results. The absence of natural immunity has proven to be a major stumbling block in identifyi...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Girard MP,Plotkin SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:The intricate balance between positive and negative signals delivered by accessory molecules is crucial to generate efficient immune responses while maintaining tolerance and preventing autoimmunity. Of these molecules, programmed death 1 has been described as a negative regulator of T-cell activation...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Trautmann L,Said EA,Halwani R,Janbazian L,Chomont N,El-Far M,Breton G,Haddad EK,Sekaly RP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To explore the possible role of current prophylactic vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) in the prevention of anal intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA). RECENT FINDINGS:SCCA incidence is increasing in several developed countries, particularly in HIV-positiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Franceschi S,De Vuyst H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:As understanding and integrating the structural and biomedical determinants of HIV infection is essential for the success of prevention efforts, there is a need for biomedical and social scientists to work together. RECENT FINDINGS:A review of the biomedical research literature indicates that the two...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Kippax S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the changes in the presentation of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) comparing the current combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) treatment era to the pre-cART era. RECENT FINDINGS:The frequency of the most severe stage of HAND, HIV-associated dementia (HAD), has decreased...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Sacktor N,Robertson K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update of recent data on the development of HIV-1 drug resistance during treatment and its transmission in sub-Saharan Africa after the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART). RECENT FINDINGS:Evidence is accumulating of a rising prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hamers RL,Sigaloff KC,Kityo C,Mugyenyi P,de Wit TF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We reviewed recent literature on the role of family planning in eliminating new pediatric HIV infections. RECENT FINDINGS:Global commitments to eliminate new pediatric HIV infections recognize that preventing unintended pregnancies among women with HIV is essential to achieving this goal. However, su...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Wilcher R,Petruney T,Cates W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review current data on HIV-1 resistance arising from the use of fixed dose combination tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV-1 infection. RECENT FINDINGS:Resistance to tenofovir (TNV) or FTC is infrequently selected by TDF/FTC PrEP ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Parikh UM,Mellors JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We discuss two data analysis issues for studies that use binary clinical outcomes (whether or not an event occurred): the choice of an appropriate scale and transformation when biomarkers are evaluated as explanatory factors in logistic regression and assessing the ability of biomarkers to improve pre...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Grund B,Sabin C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Long-acting injectable antiretroviral (ARV) formulations are being developed for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent preclinical and clinical data on TMC278 (rilpivirine), a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), that is bein...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Jackson A,McGowan I

更新日期：2015-07-01 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:It has been demonstrated that extensive virus diversification and antibody coevolution are necessary to give rise to broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the envelope protein of HIV-1. Here, we discuss recent progress of vaccine design approaches aiming on strategies to initiate and guide B-cell ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Peterhoff D,Wagner R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:HIV functional cure requires the elimination or a major reduction of HIV reservoir pool including male and female genital HIV reservoirs. A comprehensive understanding of HIV dynamics in these compartments is mandatory. RECENT FINDINGS:Data from chronically HIV-infected therapy-naïve individuals or f...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Gantner P,Ghosn J

更新日期：2018-09-01 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 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: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:Osteoporosis remains an important focus of contemporary research in HIV, with co-morbidities and mortality from non-AIDS illnesses now a major barrier to normal lifespan in many populations living with HIV. This review outlines the major recent advances in our understanding of osteoporosis and fractur...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Mallon PW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00