AIDS Weekly and Law

State University of New York, Buffalo - Malnutrition increases risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Noninfectious X4 but not R5 HIV-1 inhibits lymphoid tissue antibody response

U.S. World Health Organization - US$5-6 billion needed by 2005 to provide ART to low-, middle-income countries

Univ. London School Hygiene/Tropical Med. - Potentially preventable infections are leading cause of HIV-related deaths

University Franche Comte, Besancon - CD4+ and CD8+ T cell apoptosis inhibited by CXCR4 blockade in HIV-infected cells

University of Alabama - YMDD aspartates of p66 are required and sufficient for RT polymerase function

University of Amsterdam - HIV-1 promoter contains a CATA box for optimal transcription and replication

University of Barcelona - Pancreatitis associated with didanosine plus tenofovirin in HIV infection

University of Birmingham - CD8+ T-cell immunity to cytomegalovirus reviewed

University of California San Diego - Mobilization of antiretroviral SIV gene therapy vector is feasible

University of California, Davis - Abundant expression of granzyme A but not perforin in CD8+ cell granules in GALT

University of California, Los Angeles - alpha- and theta-defensins bind with high affinity to HIV-1 gp120

University of California, San Francisco - Maximal rate of HIV protease inhibitor resistance occurs at 87% adherence

University of Colorado - Antigen reexposure has role in immune reconstitution in pediatric HIV infection

University of Colorado - HAART does not prevent herpes zoster infection in HIV-infected children

University of Edinburgh - LANA isoform may perform alternative functions in KSHV-infected cells

University of Lausanne - Cytomegalovirus-specific cellular immune responses reviewed

University of Laval, Quebec City - Endosome disruption enhances functional nuclear delivery of Tat-fusion proteins

University of Los Andes, Merida - Fas-mediated apoptosis increased in PMNs from HIV-infected patients

University of Minnesota -  Entamoeba lectin epitopes recognized by human IgA antibodies identified

University of Ottawa - IFN-gamma-induced inhibition of HIV replication mediated before virus entry

University of Pennsylania - Brownian adhesive dynamics (BRAD) simulate receptor-mediated binding of viruses

University of Pennsylvania - Adoptive transfer of activated autologous CD4+ cells can augment immune system

University of Puerto Rico, San Juan - HIV status disclosure improves therapy adherence in adolescents

University of Texas Medical Branch - Reduced glutathione and cysteine levels associated with HIV disease progression

University of Tokyo - T cell-based control of SIV replication in AIDS vaccine trial reported

University of Ulm Klinikum - Functional SIV nef genes allow for efficient zoonotic infection in humans

University of Virginia - Glutamine or alanyl-glutamine improves GI symptoms and increases ART levels

University of Washington - HIV RNA higher in rectal mucosa than blood/seminal plasma independent of ART

University of Washington - HSV-2 infection increases risk of HIV transmission

University of Washington - Purifying selection masks mutational flexibility of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase

Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Seville -  P. jiroveci polymorphisms suggest common infection source among disease type

VIRxSYS Corp. - HIV-1-based vector used to develop mutants incapable of developing resistance

VIRxSYS Corp. - Lentivirus-based antisense vector inhibits HIV replication

Washington University - HIV Env-coreceptor interactions help mediate virus-cell/cell-cell fusion

Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford - DNA prime-MVA boost HIV vaccine tailored for eastern and central Africa

Yale University - Sustained benefit of HAART lost when prisoners return to community