AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CXCR4 TM mutations decrease HIV-1-mediated cell fusion but not binding activity of SDF-1alpha

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Certain proteins elicit gp120 binding antibodies more efficiently than gp120 lacking C3d moieties

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Dendritic cells do not require DC-SIGN to transmit HIV or initiate T cell responses

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV Vpr regulates cellular pre-mRNA splicing

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Nef regulates superoxide anion release from macrophages

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prevention case management facilitates healthy behavior after incarceration

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Surgical double gloving is the best protection from pathogen exposure

HIV/AIDS Screening - Rapid HIV testing preceding hospital admission improves the quality of inpatient care

HIV/AIDS Support Groups - HIV+ adolescent peer support linked with improved well being and concomitant decreased viral load

HIV/AIDS Therapy - E.U. commission approves Aptivus for the treatment of HIV

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS therapy research

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Socioeconomic status and TB severity predict wasting independent of HIV

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Therapeutic education program increases HAART compliance

HIV/AIDS Vaccine -  M. bovis BCG and vaccinia virus recombinant provides immunity

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Cost-effectiveness, delivery, and access to HIV vaccines to be analyzed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - De novo responses against escape variants of CD8 cell epitopes are generated in HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 p24 vaccine protects cats against feline immunodeficiency virus

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Mucosally administered SHIV DNA and fowlpox virus vaccines reduce viral replication

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - SIV immunogens lowered viral load after mucosal challenge with SIVsmE660

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - TRIM5 alpha_rh expression restricts HIV-1 infection in CD34+-cell-derived macrophages

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers describe findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines studies

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Zidovudine crosses the placenta in the first trimester of pregnancy

HIV/AIDS-Associated Lipoatrophy - HIV-positive men with or without lipoatrophy have less subcutaneous adipose tissue

HIV/AIDS-Related Encephalitis - Cerebromeningeal disease is fatal in 68.5% of HIV/AIDS patients in a Dakar clinic

Healthcare Services - Service availability in drug treatment clinics associated with lower repeated emergency room use

Hepatitis C Virus - Inadequate anti-HIV CD8 T-cell responses may be a disease factor in HIV/HCV infected hemophiliacs

Infectious Diseases - Sperm wash and ICSI could be useful for reducing HIV and/or HCV transmission

Natural Products - Many naturally derived anti-HIV agents have other medicinal values

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Data show syphilis increasing among gay men

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - Dopaminergic neurotransmission impairment during SIV infection due to microglia activation

Toxoplasmosis Vaccine - NK cells induce CD8+ T-cell immunity against Toxoplasma in absence of CD4+ T cells

Vaccine Efficacy - TLR9 expression is linked to immune activation but impaired in chronic immune activation

Vaccine Vector - Conditional lethality yields new vaccine strain of Listeria monocytogenes

Virology - RNA viruses trade-off between replication rate and replication fidelity

Virology - Recent studies add new data to virology research