Recent Progress in the Development of HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS

AK Ghosh, HL Osswald, G Prato - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
HIV-1 protease inhibitors continue to play an important role in the treatment of HIV/AIDS,
transforming this deadly ailment into a more manageable chronic infection. Over the years …

Cytokines and chemokines at the crossroads of neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and neuropathic pain

G Ramesh, AG MacLean… - Mediators of inflammation, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cytokines and chemokines are proteins that coordinate the immune response throughout
the body. The dysregulation of cytokines and chemokines is a central feature in the …

A review of the toxicity of HIV medications

AM Margolis, H Heverling, PA Pham… - Journal of medical …, 2014‏ - Springer
Antiretroviral therapy has changed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from a
near-certainly fatal illness to one that can be managed chronically. More patients are taking …

Cognitive dysfunction in HIV patients despite long-standing suppression of viremia

S Simioni, M Cavassini, JM Annoni, AR Abraham… - Aids, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the prevalence of cognitive complaints and HIV-associated
neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) in a cohort of aviremic HIV-positive patients. To evaluate …

Risky sexual behavior and substance use among adolescents: A meta-analysis

TD Ritchwood, H Ford, J DeCoster, M Sutton… - Children and youth …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This study presents the results of a meta-analysis of the association between substance use
and risky sexual behavior among adolescents. 87 studies fit the inclusion criteria, containing …

Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

DI Abrams, CA Jay, SB Shade, H Vizoso, H Reda… - Neurology, 2007‏ - neurology.org
Objective: To determine the effect of smoked cannabis on the neuropathic pain of HIV-
associated sensory neuropathy and an experimental pain model. Methods: Prospective …

Human immunodeficiency virus‐associated neurocognitive disorders: mind the gap

JC McArthur, J Steiner, N Sacktor, A Nath - Annals of neurology, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) remain
among the most common disorders in people infected with HIV, even in an era when potent …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

JA Tracy, JD Bartleson - The neurologist, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Cervical spondylosis is part of the aging process and affects most people if
they live long enough. Degenerative changes affecting the intervertebral disks, vertebrae …

Exosomes from HIV-1-infected cells stimulate production of pro-inflammatory cytokines through trans-activating response (TAR) RNA

GC Sampey, M Saifuddin, A Schwab, R Barclay… - Journal of Biological …, 2016‏ - jbc.org
HIV-1 infection results in a chronic illness because long-term highly active antiretroviral
therapy can lower viral titers to an undetectable level. However, discontinuation of therapy …

Mechanisms of distal axonal degeneration in peripheral neuropathies

CR Cashman, A Höke - Neuroscience letters, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of a variety of diseases and treatments,
including diabetes, cancer chemotherapy, and infectious causes (HIV, hepatitis C, and …