AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-2 Gag interacts with PRP4 and inhibits phosphorylation of splicing factor 2

HIV/AIDS Research - Hsp16 inhibits HIV-1 by suppressing Vpr-specific activities

HIV/AIDS Research - Interactions between hnRNP A2 and HIV-1 A2REs influence HIV-1 gene expression

HIV/AIDS Research - Lentiviral cDNA library used to clone HIV-1-induced cell death inhibitor

HIV/AIDS Research - Majority of CSF T cells are not HIV-1 producing

HIV/AIDS Research - PFV-1 infection increases HIV-1 cell binding via Bet-independent mechanism

HIV/AIDS Research - R5 HIV-infected cells kill CD4 cells via induction of syncytia formation

HIV/AIDS Research - Reemergent R5 HIV more closely related to its predecessor than to X4 strains

HIV/AIDS Research - Unintegrated HIV-1 DNA participates in virus replication

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Anti-HIV activity characterized for resveratrol and its metabolites

HIV/AIDS Therapy - CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100 has side effects/does not decrease HIV viral load

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Cyclic peptides used to select ScFv antibodies to HIV-1 coreceptor CCR5

HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV-1 protease inhibitors block TLR2 and TLR4-induced NF-kappa B activation

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Indinavir impairs protein synthesis and phosphorylations of MAPKs in myocytes

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Mega-HAART causes rapid HIV decay in HAART-experienced children

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New class of NNRTIs are highly microbicidal against HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Not all antiretroviral medications cross the blood-testis barrier

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Researchers trace how HIV spreads following oral exposure

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Study of drug's effects in antiretroviral nonresponding HIV infections published

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Charity foundation chair asks for increased private support to battle HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Related Cognition - Cognitive impairment increases with progression to AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Related Dyslipidemia - Protease inhibitors increase 10-year risk for coronary heart disease

HIV/AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma - Injection drug use not associated with increased risk of AIDS-related KS

HIV/AIDS-Related Wasting - Growth hormone improves muscle oxygen utilization during exercise in HIV wasting

Hematology - Multiplex real-time quantitative RT-PCR screens donor blood for pathogens

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Defective KSHV is present in KS tumors and primary effusion lymphoma cells

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - KSHV latent nuclear antigen disruption leads to abortive episome persistence

Lipodystrophy - Patient recruitment completed for EG005 phase II lipodystrophy trial

Mergers & Acquisitions - Amended merger agreement reached by biotechnology companies

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company names vice president business development

Quality of Life - Clinical sequelae affect quality of life in HIV-infected patients

Quality of Life - Measurement of quality of life increasingly important in HIV disease

Quality of Life - Symptom management improves quality of life in HIV infected patients

Risk Behavior - Cluster analysis identifies diverse HIV risk groups among young American Indians

Sexual Dysfunction - Testim effective in treating HIV-positive hypogonadal men

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Frist backs review of abstinence programs

Thalidomide - Thalidomide associated with adverse effects in patients with neoplastic diseases

Women's Health - Study finds women disproportionately affected by state fiscal cuts