Can broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies help achieve an ART-free remission?

DC Hsu, JW Mellors, S Vasan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) targeting the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein are
being assessed in clinical trials as strategies for HIV-1 prevention, treatment, and …

Breakthrough Acute HIV Infections among Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Users with High Adherence: A Narrative Review

D Moschese, S Lazzarin, ML Colombo, F Caruso… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a pivotal intervention among HIV prevention strategies.
We aimed to narratively revise the topic of HIV acute infection in the setting of PrEP …

Single-cell transcriptomics identifies prothymosin α restriction of HIV-1 in vivo

A Geretz, PK Ehrenberg, RJ Clifford… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Host restriction factors play key roles in innate antiviral defense, but it remains poorly
understood which of them restricts HIV-1 in vivo. Here, we used single-cell transcriptomic …

Estimation of the incubation period of COVID-19 using viral load data

K Ejima, KS Kim, C Ludema, AI Bento, S Iwanami… - Epidemics, 2021 - Elsevier
The incubation period, or the time from infection to symptom onset, of COVID-19 has usually
been estimated by using data collected through interviews with cases and their contacts …

TLR7 agonist, N6-LS and PGT121 delayed viral rebound in SHIV-infected macaques after antiretroviral therapy interruption

DC Hsu, A Schuetz, R Imerbsin, D Silsorn… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist and PGT121 (broadly neutralizing antibody, bnAb)
administration previously delayed viral rebound and induced SHIV remission. We evaluated …

New SHIVs and improved design strategy for modeling HIV-1 transmission, immunopathogenesis, prevention, and cure

H Li, S Wang, FH Lee, RS Roark, AI Murphy… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
Previously, we showed that substitution of HIV-1 envelope (Env) residue 375-Ser by bulky
aromatic residues enhances binding to rhesus CD4 and enables primary HIV-1 Envs to …

IFNα induces CCR5 in CD4+ T cells of HIV patients causing pathogenic elevation

H Le Buanec, V Schiavon, M Merandet… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Among people living with HIV, elite controllers (ECs) maintain an undetectable
viral load, even without receiving anti-HIV therapy. In non-EC patients, this therapy leads to …

[HTML][HTML] B cell engagement with HIV-1 founder virus envelope predicts development of broadly neutralizing antibodies

SM Townsley, GC Donofrio, N Jian, DJ Leggat… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Determining which immunological mechanisms contribute to the development of broad
neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) during HIV-1 infection is a major goal to inform vaccine …

Estimation of timing of infection from longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 viral load data: mathematical modelling study

K Ejima, KS Kim, AI Bento, S Iwanami, Y Fujita… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Multiple waves of the COVID-19 epidemic have hit most countries by the end of
2021. Most of those waves are caused by emergence and importation of new variants. To …

Optimized SMRT-UMI protocol produces highly accurate sequence datasets from diverse populations—Application to HIV-1 quasispecies

DH Westfall, W Deng, A Pankow, H Murrell… - Virus …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pathogen diversity resulting in quasispecies can enable persistence and adaptation to host
defenses and therapies. However, accurate quasispecies characterization can be impeded …