HIV-1 pathogenesis: the virus

R Swanstrom, J Coffin - Cold Spring …, 2012‏ - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Transmission of HIV-1 results in the establishment of a new infection, typically starting from a
single virus particle. That virion replicates to generate viremia and persistent infection in all …

[HTML][HTML] HIV persistence: silence or resistance?

AO Pasternak, B Berkhout - Current Opinion in Virology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Despite decades of suppressive antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
reservoirs in infected individuals persist and fuel viral rebound once therapy is interrupted …

Differences in HIV burden and immune activation within the gut of HIV-positive patients receiving suppressive antiretroviral therapy

SA Yukl, S Gianella, E Sinclair, L Epling… - The Journal of …, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. The gut is a major reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients
receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). We hypothesized that distinct immune environments …

Cohort profile: the Swiss HIV Cohort study

Swiss HIV Cohort Study… - International journal …, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
The Swiss HIV Cohort study (SHCS) was established in 1988. It is an ongoing multicentre,
prospective observational study for interdisciplinary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

HIV rebounds from latently infected cells, rather than from continuing low-level replication

B Joos, M Fischer, H Kuster, SK Pillai, JK Wong… - Proceedings of the …, 2008‏ - pnas.org
Rapid rebound of plasma viremia in patients after interruption of long-term combination
antiretroviral therapy (cART) suggests persistence of low-level replicating cells or rapid …

Long-term persistence of transcriptionally active 'defective'HIV-1 proviruses: implications for persistent immune activation during antiretroviral therapy

K Singh, V Natarajan, R Dewar, A Rupert, Y Badralmaa… - Aids, 2023‏ - journals.lww.com
Objectives: People with HIV-1 (PWH) on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to
exhibit chronic systemic inflammation, immune activation, and persistent elevations in …

Effect of raltegravir-containing intensification on HIV burden and T-cell activation in multiple gut sites of HIV-positive adults on suppressive antiretroviral therapy

SA Yukl, AK Shergill, K McQuaid, S Gianella… - Aids, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine whether raltegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART)
intensification reduces HIV levels in the gut. Design: Open-label study in HIV-positive adults …

[HTML][HTML] HIV persistence in the setting of antiretroviral therapy: when, where and how does HIV hide?

DA Kulpa, N Chomont - Journal of virus eradication, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Advances in the treatment of HIV infection have dramatically reduced the death rate from
AIDS and improved the quality of life of many HIV-infected individuals. However, the …

A Novel Single-Cell FISH-Flow Assay Identifies Effector Memory CD4+ T cells as a Major Niche for HIV-1 Transcription in HIV-Infected Patients

J Grau-Expósito, C Serra-Peinado, L Miguel, J Navarro… - MBio, 2017‏ - journals.asm.org
Cells that actively transcribe HIV-1 have been defined as the “active viral reservoir” in HIV-
infected individuals. However, important technical limitations have precluded the …

Cell-associated HIV-1 RNA predicts viral rebound and disease progression after discontinuation of temporary early ART

AO Pasternak, ML Grijsen, FW Wit, M Bakker… - JCI …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plasma viral load (VL) and CD4+ T cell count are widely used as biomarkers of HIV type 1
(HIV-1) replication, pathogenesis, and response to antiretroviral therapy (ART). However …