Mortal allies: human immunodeficiency virus and noncommunicable diseases.

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:Effective therapies have transformed HIV infection into a chronic disease, and new problems are arising related to aging. This article reviews the aging process, age-related deficit accumulation and frailty, and how these might be affected by chronic HIV infection. RECENT FINDINGS:Aging is characteri...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Brothers TD,Rockwood K

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:This review provides information on the natural history of end-stage liver disease in HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients from diagnosis to liver transplantation or death and summarizes recent developments in the epidemiology, management, and prognosis of end-stage liver disease and orthotopic l...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Agüero F,Laguno M,Moreno A,Rimola A,Miró JM,Hospital Clinic OLT in HIV Working Group.

更新日期：2007-11-01 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: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:A major focus in HIV vaccine research is the development of suitable antigens that elicit broadly neutralizing antibody responses targeting HIV's envelope protein (Env). Delivery of Env in a repetitive manner on particle-based carriers allows higher avidity interactions and is therefore expected to ef...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Asbach B,Wagner R

更新日期：2017-05-01 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: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:Deep sequencing of the V3 region of the HIV envelope gene can detect minority non-R5 variants in patients with high sensitivity and specificity. As next-generation sequencing approaches have matured, the clinical utility of deep sequencing for HIV tropism has entered the clinic. Accurate and sensitive...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Swenson LC,Däumer M,Paredes R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is generally accepted that a high degree of adherence to the dosing regimens of protease inhibitors is essential to avoid virological failure. It is also believed that once-daily dosing of protease inhibitors, by improving adherence, will lead to better outcomes. This review will discuss the patter...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Blaschke TF

更新日期：2008-11-01 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:RNA interference is a type of nucleic-acid-based immunity used by cells to restrict transposons, transgenes and viruses. The RNA interference machinery targets long double-stranded RNAs to produce short RNAs that arm cellular ribonucleases to degrade foreign RNAs in a sequence-specific manner. Despite...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Bennasser Y,Yeung ML,Benkirane M,Jeang KT

更新日期：2006-05-01 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:The review addresses the role of dolutegravir (DTG) in first-line therapy. In the era of test and treat, where United Nations AIDS Program and WHO have set the ambitious targets of 90/90/90, new efficacious, well tolerated, and simple therapeutic options are needed. RECENT FINDINGS:DTG has been teste...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Cahn P

更新日期：2017-07-01 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:To briefly describe some of the replication-competent vectors being investigated for development of candidate HIV vaccines focusing primarily on technologies that have advanced to testing in macaques or have entered clinical trials. RECENT FINDINGS:Replication-competent viral vectors have advanced to...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Parks CL,Picker LJ,King CR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The epidemiology of HIV epidemics provides the roadmap for prioritization of programmes and serves over time to evaluate broadly the successes and challenges in prevention. The purpose of this review was to summarize recent information about the epidemiology of HIV in high-income countries with concen...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Sullivan PS,Jones JS,Baral SD

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dendritic cells and their subsets are among the very first immune cells to tackle incoming pathogens and initiate innate and adaptive immune responses. During the past year, some studies investigating the early events occurring at mucosal sites, upon HIV infection, reinforced our view that the virus h...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Blanchet F,Moris A,Mitchell JP,Piguet V

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines evidence regarding the differential effects of high dead-space syringes (HDSS) and low dead-space syringes (LDSS) on HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID). It also identifies areas for additional research and examines potential barriers to interventions that promot...

journal_title：Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

authors： Zule WA

更新日期：2012-07-01 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: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: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: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 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: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: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: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: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: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