Tax gene characterization of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 strains from Brazilian HIV-coinfected patients.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunological responses induced by DNA plasmids containing HIV regulatory genes administered in combination in HIV-1-infected patients with pretreatment with highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). The study is a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled study, ...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Hejdeman B,Boström AC,Matsuda R,Calarota S,Lenkei R,Fredriksson EL,Sandström E,Bratt G,Wahren B

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current methods to detect intraclade HIV dual infection are poorly suited for determining its prevalence in large cohorts. To investigate the potential of ultra-deep sequencing to screen for dual infection, we compared it to bulk sequence-based synonymous mixture index and the current standard of single genome sequenc...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Pacold M,Smith D,Little S,Cheng PM,Jordan P,Ignacio C,Richman D,Pond SK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) suppression with acyclovir or valacyclovir reduces HIV-1 viral RNA levels; one hypothesis is that HSV-2 suppression reduces immune activation. We measured T cell immune activation markers among women participating in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of valacyclovir to reduce HIV-1 R...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Roxby AC,Liu AY,Drake AL,Kiarie JN,Richardson B,Lohman-Payne BL,John-Stewart GC,Wald A,De Rosa S,Farquhar C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune activation, which is accompanied by the production of proinflammatory cytokines, is a strong predictor of disease progression in HIV infection. Inflammation is critical in neuronal damage linked to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. METHODS:We examined the relationship between plasma cytokine l...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Ruhanya V,Jacobs GB,Naidoo S,Paul RH,Joska J,Seedat S,Nyandoro G,Engelbrecht S,Glashoff R

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 RNA dimerization involves at least two key regions, one located upstream from the splice donor (SD) site, and the other located downstream from the SD site. To determine the precise location and the mechanism of action of the downstream region, we constructed a model system using a synthetic HIV-1 RNA fragment (...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Zhang S,Hara H,Kaji H,Kaji A

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the immunological pathogenesis of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). A total of 238 patients with AIDS who received initial HAART were included in this prospecti...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Zheng Y,Zhou H,He Y,Chen Z,He B,He M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroviruses have been suggested as possible pathogenic factors in multiple sclerosis (MS), supported by the observation that endogenous retroviruses are activated in MS patients. Different members of the herpes family of which several are neurotropic have also been suggested as factors in MS pathogenesis. Further, in...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Brudek T,Christensen T,Hansen HJ,Bobecka J,Møller-Larsen A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In HIV-infected persons, certain HLA class I alleles are associated with effective control of viremia, while others are associated with rapid disease progression. Among the most divergent clinical outcomes are the relatively good prognosis in HLA-B*5801 expressing persons and poor prognosis with HLA-B*5802. These two ...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Ngumbela KC,Day CL,Mncube Z,Nair K,Ramduth D,Thobakgale C,Moodley E,Reddy S,de Pierres C,Mkhwanazi N,Bishop K,van der Stok M,Ismail N,Honeyborne I,Crawford H,Kavanagh DG,Rousseau C,Nickle D,Mullins J,Heckerman D,K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infect CD4(+) T lymphocyte but little is known about the impact of coinfection on patient's immune response. In this study we have evaluated the spontaneous production of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 and interferon (IFN)-γ by unstimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures ...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Abrahão MH,Lima RG,Netto E,Brites C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lectins with specificity for terminal mannose residues and anti-mannan antibodies neutralize HIV-1 infection in vitro. This is assumed to be caused by binding of the agents to the viral glycoproteins. In this study we show that one such agent, the Galanthus nivalis lectin (GNA), also blocks infection at the target cel...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Hammar L,Hirsch I,Machado AA,De Mareuil J,Baillon JG,Bolmont C,Chermann JC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data indicate the presence in the Seychelles Islands of a high level of human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) endemicity as well as the presence of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM). We present here the results of an hospital survey performed since 1988 in La Réunion Is...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Mahieux R,Gessain A,Truffert A,Vitrac D,Hubert A,Dandelot J,Montchamp-Moreau C,Cnudde F,Tekaia F,De Thé G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA is one of the genetic factors that influence the clinical course of HIV-1 infection, and patients with HLA-B35 are prone to rapid disease progression. Nine viral epitopes that are recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in an HLA-B35-restricted manner were determined. To examine how HIV-1 sequences are select...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Kawana A,Tomiyama H,Takiguchi M,Shioda T,Nakamura T,Iwamoto A

更新日期：1999-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:HGP-30-KLH vaccine in alum at doses of 10, 25, 50, and 100 micrograms/kg administered intramuscularly at weeks 0, 4, and 10 appear well-tolerated clinically. Local pain at the injection site, appears to be the main clinical toxicity. Laboratory parameters are not affected by administration of the vaccine candidate exc...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Kahn JO,Stites DP,Scillian J,Murcar N,Stryker R,Volberding PA,Naylor PH,Goldstein AL,Sarin PS,Simmon VF

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with antiretroviral drugs constitutes a promising strategy for HIV prevention. Potent PrEP regimens with reverse transcriptase inhibitors can prevent detectable SHIV infection in a repeated low-dose macaque model that resembles human transmission, supporting plans to quickly move this ap...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Kersh EN,Luo W,Adams DR,Mitchell J,Garcia-Lerma JG,Heneine W,Folks TM,Butera S,Otten RA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To provide a better understanding of the role of placenta in vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, we have studied the infection of placental trophoblast in a group of 15 mother-neonate pairs. By nested PCR amplification of the C2V3 env gene region, HIV-1 has been found to infect the placenta in fi...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Zachar V,Zacharova V,Fink T,Thomas RA,King BR,Ebbesen P,Jones TB,Goustin AS

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentivirus infections are characterized by a dramatic loss of mucosal CD4(+) T cells, breakdown of the gut mucosa, and subsequent chronic immune activation. Residual immune activation persists even in patients controlling virus replication and remains a significant source of ongoing disease morbidities, but the causes...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Li H,Goepfert P,Reeves RK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 123 samples from adult chronic HIV patients initiating HAART from various centers around a newly established clinical trial site in Pretoria. Each sample was sequenced in at least one structural gene (pol, gag, and env) or functional gene (vif, vpr, and vpu). A subset of 25 samples was subjected to near ful...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Musyoki A,Mothapo K,Rakgole J,Lukhwareni A,Bessong P,Selabe G,Bredell H,Williamson C,Mphahlele MJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolates differ in their use of coreceptors to enter target cells. This has important implications for both viral pathogenicity and susceptibility to entry inhibitors, recently approved or under development. Predicting HIV-1 coreceptor usage on the basis of sequence informat...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Prosperi MC,Fanti I,Ulivi G,Micarelli A,De Luca A,Zazzi M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to the carboxy-terminal constant (C5) region 5 of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 have previously been associated with slow disease progression. This is one of the regions on gp120 that interact with the transmembrane glycoprotein, gp41, anchoring it to the viral and infected cell membrane. This study...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Sørensen B,Sommerfelt MA,Stjernholm G,Smith PL,Ökvist M,Hovden AO,Hoddevik G,Redfield R,Ustina V,Jelmert Ø,Zeldis J,Dalgleish A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its associated factors in female sex workers (FSWs) from the municipality of Bragança in the state of Pará, Brazil. A cross-sectional study using a respondent-driven sampling method was used to investigate 137 FSWs. They were inte...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： da Costa LM,Raiol NC,Lisboa BLA,Frade PCR,Blandtt LDS,Silva-Oliveira GC,Machado LFA,Martins LC,Oliveira-Filho AB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for a prophylactic vaccine to protect individuals from AIDS and to help abate the growing epidemic. In October 1993, the Conference on Advances in AIDS Vaccine Development reviewed the state-of-the-art in vaccine research and confirmed both the progress that has been made and the challenges tha...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Johnston MI,Noe JS,Killen JY

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women attending the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, between November 1989 and October 1993 were studied as part of a longitudinal cohort study of mother-to-infant HIV transmission. 694 HIV-seropositive and 687 HIV-seronegative women were enrolled at delivery. In the follow-up phase, women attende...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Miotti P,Canner J,Chiphangwi J,Liomba G,Saah A,Dallabetta G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sharp increase in the number of people living with HIV has been documented in the Philippines. In response, the government has instituted antiretroviral therapy (ART) nationwide through HIV treatment hubs. However, no data presently exist on the status of ART drug-resistance-associated mutations (DRMs). In this stud...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： SahBandar IN,Samonte G,Telan E,Siripong N,Belcaid M,Schanzenbach D,Leano S,Chagan-Yasutan H,Hattori T,Shikuma CM,Ndhlovu LC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entry inhibitor is a new class of drugs that target the viral envelope protein. This region is variable; hence resistance to these drugs may be present before treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of patients failing treatment with transcriptase reverse and protease inhibitors that would respon...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Alencar CS,Nishiya AS,Ferreira S,Giret MT,Diaz RS,Sabino EC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. military represents a unique population within the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) pandemic. The last comprehensive study of HIV-1 in members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (Sea Services) was completed in 2000, before large-scale combat operations were taking place. Here, we present molecular charac...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Heipertz RA Jr,Sanders-Buell E,Kijak G,Howell S,Lazzaro M,Jagodzinski LL,Eggleston J,Peel S,Malia J,Armstrong A,Michael NL,Kim JH,O'Connell RJ,Scott PT,Brett-Major DM,Tovanabutra S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein is essential for virus entry and the formation of multinucleated giant cells by cell fusion, one of the major virus-induced cytopathic effects. To study the effects of potential fusion inhibitors, a vaccinia virus recombinant expressing the envelope...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Owens RJ,Tanner CC,Mulligan MJ,Srinivas RV,Compans RW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant forms contribute significantly to the genetic diversity of HIV-1. Here we report a novel HIV-1 recombinant form (CRF01_AE/B'/C) detected from a comprehensive HIV-1 molecular epidemiologic study among heterosexuals in Jilin province of northeastern China. Recombinant analyses of the near full-length genome ...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Li X,Ning C,Chen Y,Feng Y,Wei M,Xing H,Shao Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate methods for cross-sectional incidence estimation are needed for HIV prevention research. The Limiting Antigen Avidity (LAg-Avidity) assay has been marketed by two vendors, Maxim Biomedical and Sedia BioSciences Corporation. Performance differences between the two versions of the assay are unknown. We tested a...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Schlusser KE,Konikoff J,Kirkpatrick AR,Morrison C,Chipato T,Chen PL,Munjoma M,Eshleman SH,Laeyendecker O

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extraordinarily high mutation rate of HIV suggests that the viral population exists near the threshold for viral viability. An increase in mutation could mediate a lethal increase in the already high proportion of defective viruses. We initially tested this hypothesis by culturing HIV-infected cells in mutagenic d...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Loeb LA,Mullins JI

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection with tenofovir-containing regimens is effective, but plagued by poor adherence in some studies. Options for safe, effective, and acceptable PrEP products, especially for men and women at risk of HIV via receptive anal intercourse (RAI), are needed. We performed a randomi...

journal_title：AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors： Leyva F,Fuchs EJ,Bakshi R,Carballo-Dieguez A,Ventuneac A,Yue C,Caffo B,Du Y,Torbenson M,Li L,Mullin G,Lee L,Rohan L,Anton PA,Hendrix CW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00