HIV treatment cascade in tuberculosis patients.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the causes, evaluation, and management of early virological failure in patients treated with their first antiretroviral regimen. RECENT FINDINGS:Combination antiretroviral therapy predictably induces a rapid virological response, with the majority of patients achieving an undetectable HIV...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Sax PE

更新日期：2006-09-01 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:The body of knowledge regarding antiretroviral drug resistance is rapidly evolving as a result of extensive research and the continuous availability of new antiretroviral drugs. The interpretation of drug resistance tests may be difficult for clinicians not working in highly specialized healthcare env...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Clotet B,Paredes R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although the goal of preventive HIV vaccine design is primarily the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), recent evidence suggests that a protective response will also benefit from Fc effector functions. Here, we provide an update on the antibody response to HIV infection, including bo...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Richardson SI,Moore PL

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite significant technical advances that have permitted an increasingly more quantitative and detailed study of virus-specific cellular immunity over the past few years, our understanding of the nature of immunological control in rare cases of non-progressive HIV infection and diminished control in...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Migueles SA,Tilton JC,Connors M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Interest has re-emerged in approaches to eradicate HIV infection. A series of modifications of nucleosomal histones within chromatin are a key mechanism of HIV gene regulation that alters the recruitment of transcription factors to viral DNA. The balance of these histone modifications in the vicinity ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Margolis DM

更新日期：2011-01-01 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: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:The introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) led to substantial reductions in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. However, the regimens in the early cART era were cumbersome and toxic. The introduction of new ART agents, fixed-dose combinations and novel strategies for cART delive...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Boyd MA

更新日期：2009-05-01 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:In the next 5-10 years, neither antiviral drug treatment nor a preventive vaccine is expected to provide a solution to the HIV epidemic. To achieve a relevant public health benefit, it is time to change focus and develop immune therapies to achieve a beneficial viral load reduction in the absence of d...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lisziewicz J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

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: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

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:Outcomes among young people living with HIV (YPLWH) remain disturbingly poor. We summarize recent research on youth-friendly services (YFS) and adolescent-specific differentiated care models, which may improve outcomes across the HIV care continuum for this vulnerable population. We further emphasize ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Reif LK,McNairy ML,Lamb MR,Fayorsey R,Elul B

更新日期：2018-05-01 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:Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B infection is rarely curative, thus research in HBV cure strategies is a priority. Drug development and testing has been hampered by the lack of robust cell culture systems and small animal models. This review summarizes existing models for HBV cure research an...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Allweiss L,Strick-Marchand H

更新日期：2020-05-01 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:The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in HIV has changed significantly over the past decade. This review will outline the current epidemiology of HCV in HIV infection, focusing on the recent changes and factors which have been related to the increase in HCV transmission in HIV-infected men who h...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Danta M,Rodger AJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 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: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:The humoral immune response to HIV-1 throughout infection is comprised of complex mixtures of antibody isotypes with numerous HIV-1 specificities. However, unlike antibody responses to most infections, protective antibody responses are delayed and do not arise until long after HIV-1 latency is establi...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Tomaras GD,Haynes BF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review was to compare and contrast the application of molecular epidemiology approaches for the improved management and understanding of the HIV versus SARS-CoV-2 epidemics. RECENT FINDINGS:Molecular biology approaches, including PCR and whole genome sequencing (WGS), have become powe...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Lorenzo-Redondo R,Ozer EA,Achenbach CJ,D'Aquila RT,Hultquist JF

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The detrimental synergy of colliding HIV and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics is most devastating among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALWH) who shoulder a disproportionate burden of all child TB mortality. RECENT FINDINGS:CALWH benefit less from Bacille-Calmette Guerin vaccination than HIV-un...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Kay A,Garcia-Prats AJ,Mandalakas AM

更新日期：2018-11-01 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: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: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:Although there has been a significant increase in mHealth interventions addressing the HIV prevention and care continuum, interventions using game mechanics have been less explored. Digital games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors and supporting the delivery of care ...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Hightow-Weidman LB,Muessig KE,Bauermeister JA,LeGrand S,Fiellin LE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The achievement of significant reductions in the price of antiretroviral drugs constitutes one of the main economic pillars of antiretroviral treatment scale-up in developing countries. Today this economic pillar is threatened. RECENT FINDINGS:The prohibitive prices of newer first-line and second-lin...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Orsi F,d'almeida C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00