AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - New findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis detailed

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Nonopsonized and opsonized HIV interacted with immature dendritic cells

HIV/AIDS Vaccines Development - Research add new data to HIV/AIDS vaccines development body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Simian immunodeficiency virus integration preference similar to that of HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Single HIV Env trimer is capable of supporting viral entry

Virology - Research in virology provides new insights

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - T cell reconstitution mechanisms can be identified by estimating thymic volume

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Targeting of HIV-1 Gag by CD8 cells associated with enhanced viral load control

HIV/AIDS Prevention - More educated young adults over the last decade in Uganda are reducing their sexual risk behavior

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Phase 3 trial of vaginal gel for HIV prevention stopped in Ghana

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Study identifies factors to reduce rate of HIV infection among older women

HIV/AIDS Research - PU.1 regulates tissue-specific expression of dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin

HIV/AIDS Research - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS research

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Anabolic steroids may help people with HIV gain weight

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Higher plasma lopinavir associated with moderate rise in cholestasis markers

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Recent studies add new data to HIV/AIDS therapy research

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Switching from a protease inhibitor to nevirapine maintains viral control

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Increased breast milk HIV-1 suppression seen with nevirapine

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Delivery, dose, and vector determine primary CD8+ T cell responses

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Good versus bad AIDS vaccines discussed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vectored Gag and Env efficacious against SHIV challenge in Mamu-A*01-negative monkeys

HIV/AIDS Vaccines Development - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines development research

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Antenatal screening and multidisciplinary management prevent HIV vertical transmission

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection -  Cryptosporidium hominis is the predominant species in HIV-infected persons in Tanzania

HIV/AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma - Kaposi sarcoma therapy in HIV/AIDS focuses on long-term tumor control

HIV/AIDS-Related Lipodystrophy - Metabolic abnormalities in HIV/AIDS result from HAART effects on lipid metabolism

HIV/AIDS-Related Lymphoma - Chemotherapy and HSCT for HIV-associated lymphoma patients on HAART does not worsen immune defects

HIV/AIDS-Related Peritonitis - Peritonitis rate is higher in HIV-infected peritoneal dialysis patients

Hepatitis B Vaccine - U.S.-based phase I clinical trial of Heplisav, hepatitis B vaccine, in dialysis population begins

Human Papillomavirus - HPV in HIV-positive women is unrelated to occurrence of cervical dysplasia

Infectious Diseases - HIV-1 Rev interacts with tumor virus RNA and upregulates gene expression

Infectious Diseases - Hepatocyte Fas expression and apoptosis are increased in HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection

Infectious Diseases - U.S. EPA grants label approval for hepatitis A, B and C kill claims on towelettes

Influenza - Avian influenza threat requires investing in global public health

Mitochondrial Impairment - HAART-associated mitochondrial impairment may contribute to dilated cardiomyopathy

Parasitology -  Toxoplasmosis gondii infections reduce quality of life and exact economic societal burdens

Personnel - Emilio A. Emini, PhD, appointed executive vice president, vaccines research and development

Personnel - Joseph F. O'Neill, MD, named CEO of immune therapies company

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Polycystic ovary syndrome features not seen in HIV-positive women with truncal adiposity

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Enrollment complete in Savvy phase III HIV prevention trials

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Hepatitis C virus RNA is present in the genital tracts of HCV/HIV-1-coinfected women

Tuberculosis - Holding company obtains exclusive rights to tuberculosis test kit

Virology - Cytokine response after vaginal SIV infection strongest in genital tract mucosal tissues

Virology - MuLV infection directly suppresses hematopoiesis mediated by inhibitors released from marrow stroma

Virology - Recent findings in virology described

Virology - V3 loop-determined coreceptor preference dictates CD4 cell loss dynamics in SIV-infected macaques

Virology - Wild sooty mangabeys transmit simian immunodeficiency virus vertically and horizontally