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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 6th, 2003

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Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - Leptin replacement can ameliorate protease inhibitor-induced lipid abnormalities

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Metal chelation underlies anti-HIV integrase activity of beta-diketo acids

HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - Antioxidant treatment may do more harm than good

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Caveolae used for HIV Tat fusion protein internalization

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - To recruit cytoplasmic Tsg101, HIV Gag mimics human Hrs protein

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel MKC-442 analogues show potent antiretroviral activity

AIDS Prevention - Smallpox vaccines may protect against HIV

AIDS Prevention - Study will test antiviral drug tenofovir to prevent HIV infection

AIDS Therapy - Incyte enters licensing agreement for a phase II HIV drug

AIDS Therapy - Study: Patients can benefit from simplified antiretroviral treatments

Antiretroviral Therapy - Up to 10,000 Ugandans with AIDS to receive antiretroviral medications

Awards - HIV researcher at Rush awarded grant from Doris Duke Foundation

DNA - Mitochondrial DNA detector commercialized to mark adverse effects of therapy

Dementia - Scientists describe how HIV infection kills brain cells

Drug Interactions - Investigational protease inhibitor can be taken with Maalox TC, Zantac, or Lipitor

Gene Therapy Vectors - HIV-based vectors do not require rev gene

HIV Diagnostics - HIV-1 antibody tests approved for distribution in the Republic of Uganda

HIV Prevention - Genetically enhanced bacteria may prevent HIV infections in women

HIV Testing - FDA approves venipuncture whole-blood claim for OraQuick HIV-1 antibody test

HIV Therapy - Study assessing abacavir in a once daily art regimen presented at ICAAC

HIV/AIDS - DNA immunization enhances immune response to fowlpox-based SIVmac vaccine

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Consecutive HIV testing strategy suitable for use in developing countries

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - New HIV-1 enzyme immunoassay used to estimate HIV seroincidence

HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Lentiviral vectors can protect transduced cells from HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Novel assay detects replication-competent lentiviral vectors

HIV/AIDS Genetics - Yeast-based HIV cloning system useful for research

HIV/AIDS Immunology - Cytidine deaminase with potent but Vif-abolished antiretroviral activity identified

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Role of Tsg101 in HIV Gag trafficking and release clarified

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Through ESCRT recruitment, Hrs helps regulate endosomal multivesicular body formation

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Virus assembly takes place in late endosomes in HIV-infected primary macrophages

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Successful negotiations by Zimbabwean women increase male condom use

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Baseline serum IL-7 levels do not predict immunologic HAART outcome

HIV/AIDS Therapy - High-performance LC assay improves measurement of plasma tenofovir levels

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Nuclear protein phosphatase-1 helps mediate HIV transcription

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Prophylactic single-dose nevirapine linked to low rate of HIV V106M mutations

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Some antiretroviral drugs induce PBMC P-glycoprotein expression

HIV/AIDS Therapy - T-cell apoptosis overwhelms proliferation during structured HIV treatment interruptions

HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis - Vitamin A deficiency common in HIV, tuberculosis patients in Africa

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - AIDS vaccine protects against infection in a macaque AIDS model

Herpesvirus - KSHV transcription factor K-bZIP prolongs cell cycle transition in infected cells

Imaging - PET scans could provide insight into HIV-1 progression

Immunology - Scientists invent search-and-destroy method to flush HIV out of hiding places

Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Molecular blood test suitable for CMV monitoring

Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquisition offers company methods to fight bioterrorism

Opportunistic Infection - T-cell costimulatory molecule function may determine PCP susceptibility

Patient Rights - Are the rights of HIV-positive citizens adequately protected in Indian courts?

Personnel - Levin named to scientific advisory board at infectious disease firm

RNA Research - Role of HIV nucleocapsid protein zinc fingers in reverse transcription clarified

RNA Research - Ubiquitin plays non-proteolytic role in HIV Tat-mediated viral transactivation

Research Funding - Researchers continue AIDS vaccine research with $15 million grant

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Routine gonorrhea, Chlamydia screening at HIV clinics may slow HIV spread

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines explained

Smallpox - Licensing deal signed with Gilead Sciences for smallpox drug

Spinal Tuberculosis - First report of combined spinal subdural tuberculous empyema and intramedullary tuberculoma

Women's Health - Hormonal contraceptives don't affect course of HIV infection

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