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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 19th, 2003

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Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

Coinfection - HBV drug resistance in HIV-HBV infected patients calls for close monitoring

Treatment Interruption - Ampligen use in HIV treatment shows promise

Immunology - HAART can restore CMV-specific immune responses in some infected HIV-1 patients

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccination does not worsen HIV infection

Virology - Barrier-to-autointegration factor is HIV-1 preintegration complex component

Virology - HIV-1 genetic recombination is more frequent than that of Moloney MLV

AIDS Prevention - Counseling reduces risky behavior in HIV-positive people

AIDS Prevention - Global fight against AIDS requires more than drug cocktails

AIDS Testing - MedMira receives additional China order for 150,000 Rapid HIV Tests

AIDS Therapy - Cross-resistance profile of atazanavir evaluated

AIDS Therapy - Population pharmacokinetics of itraconazole in Thai HIV-1 infected persons

AIDS Therapy - Researchers describe potential of CXCR4 inhibitors as new HIV treatment

AIDS Therapy - Study supports value of resistance tests to guide use of newer HIV drugs

Adverse Drug Effects - Electron microscopy aids diagnosis of NRTI-induced toxic effects in liver

Cancer Therapy - Novel small molecule exhibits in vitro and in vivo efficacy against HIV

Coinfection (HIV/MAC) - Withdrawal of anti-MAC therapy seems safe for certain patients

Coinfection (Leishmaniasis/HIV) - Infection causes upregulation of chemokine subset and chemokine receptor

Contraception - New nonhormonal, low-cost birth control device earns FDA approval

Cytomegalovirus - Trial data reported on novel anti-human CMV agent in HIV+ and healthy subjects

DNA Vaccines - Using CTLA-4 to target APCs could boost immunogenicity of HIV-1 vaccines

Disease Progression - B7-H1 is up-regulated in HIV infection; degree relates to disease severity

Drug Assistance Programs - Price of HIV drug Viramune is frozen

Drug Discovery - HIV-1 integrase inhibitory substances extracted from Coleus parvifolius

Drug Discovery - Novel mechanism for inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase reported

Drug Hypersensitivity - Effective tolerance induction protocol reported for HIV patients

Drug Interactions - Short-term exposure to low-dose ritonavir boosts trazodone's negative effects

Drug Interactions - Sildenafil does not alter nelfinavir pharmacokinetics

Drug Resistance - Study finds assays accurate for testing HIV-1 non-B subtypes

Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immune-mediated neuropathy's link to HIV infection reviewed

HIV Prevention - Prevention programs still rare in prison

HIV and AIDS - Expression of CD57 defines antigen-induced apoptotic death of CD8+ T cells

HIV-1 (C/B Recombinant) - Multivalent recombinant MVA vaccine designed for dominant HIV form in China

HIV-Associated Dementia Complex - Chlamydophila pneumoniae may play a role in HADC pathogenesis or progression

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Constrained peptide immunogens show improved binding to anti-HIV-1 antibody

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - T-helper cell response to HIV envelope protein has little breadth

Healthcare Access - Pharmaceutical giant drops prices of AIDS drugs

Human Recombinant Adenovirus - Novel Ad recombinant vaccine to HIV-1 developed

Immunology - CD8+ early targeting of variable proteins in HIV-1 infection isn't sustained

Immunology - CIR-T cells mediate anti-HIV-1 activity, bypassing class I requirements

Immunology - Viremia thwarts NK-mediated inhibitory effect on HIV replication

Leprosy - Thalidomide finding new use as treatment for leprosy and other diseases

Lipodystrophy - Insulin resistance in HIV-related LD needs more study

Neurobehavior - Memory profiles in HIV-1 infected people are heterogeneous

Obstetrics - Treatment considerations for HIV-infected pregnant women reviewed

Opportunistic Infection - HAART reduces incidence of bacterial infections in HIV patients

Quality of Life - One in three HIV patients say life "better" since diagnosis

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - Drill and mandrill rSIV isolates characterized and compared

Vaccine Safety - Phase I/II trial results reported from HIV vaccines study in infants

Virology - CD4 and CCR5 proteins colocalize in actin- and ezrin-containing membrane structures

Virology - Novel long distance base-pair interaction in HIV-1 RNA occludes Gag start codon

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