Virus Weekly

Allergy and Immunology - Immunomodulatory therapy for chronic hepatitis B prevents liver complications

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - C-terminal tail of HIV transmembrane glycoprotein involved in cell fusion

Hepatitis C Therapy - Chronic hepatitis C resolves following antiviral treatment and relapse

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 - Differences between sexes in HSV-1 infection and disease studied

SARS - Convalescent plasma therapy shortens hospitalization stays of SARS patients

Adverse Drug Reaction - Rituximab ameliorates interferon-related thrombocytopenia

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Antiviral Therapy - Acylated peptides battle hepatitis B virus infection

Avian Influenza - Cross-impact analysis predicts mutation trends in influenza A

Borna Disease - Orf virus protects against Borna disease virus infection of the brain

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus - Genome analysis of live bovine viral diarrhea virus vaccine conducted

Virology - Recent findings illuminate research in virology

Cancer Drugs - Adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma cells displayed sensitivity to TRAIL

Cervical Cancer - L1 sequence of a new human papillomavirus associated with cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Most women willing to accept vaccine for self and children

Cervical Cancer - PML-induced senescence circumvented by human papillomaviruses

Chronic Liver Disease - Hepatitis C virus and oxidative stress constitutively activate STAT-3

Colon Cancer - Gene replacement therapy suppresses colorectal tumors in animal models

Virology - Researchers' findings advance virology research

Cowpox - Cowpox virus infection associated with streptococcal septicemia

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - ELISA method used to diagnose Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Cytomegalovirus DNA vaccine protects against murine cytomegalovirus challenge

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever - Dengue hemorrhagic fever increasing among children in northern Brazil

Dengue Virus - Effect of DEN-2 infection on macrophage gene expression determined

Diagnostics - Data advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Virology - Studies advance knowledge in virology research

Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Dilated cardiomyopathy requires immunohistochemical and molecular investigation

Disease Associations - Epstein-Barr LMP2A and LMP2B studied, effect on epithelial cells noted

Drug Development - Hepatitis C replicons enhance our ability to develop new antivirals

Environmental Health - Reverse transcription-PCR detects hepatitis A in spring water

Environmental Health - Study of microbes living in air is funded by $2.5 million Alfred P. Sloan grant

Equine Infectious Anemia Virus - Specificity of antibodies induced by equine infectious anemia virus reported

Virology - Studies describe new findings in virology research

Finance - Anti-infectives-focused biotech company announces $5.5 million rights offering

Finance - Biotech company receives going concern qualification in FY2004 audit report

HIV/AIDS - Styrylquinolines are synergistic with other antiretroviral agents

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Anti-HIV-1 compounds separated via capillary zone electrophoresis

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - PNA-transportan conjugate targeted to HIV-1 TAR is antiviral and virucidal

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Plant extracts have anti-HIV activity

HIV/AIDS Drug Discovery - HIV-1 integrase inhibitors identified using 3D pharmacophore-guided database

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Drug-resistant HIV-1 genotypes detected only in subjects infected after 2000

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 Vif changes associated with development of protease inhibitor resistance

HIV/AIDS Infection - Amphotericin-B reactivates latent HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - VLDL elevation in early HAART therapy caused by impaired VLDL clearance

HIV/AIDS MALT Lymphoma - HIV+ MALT lymphoma remission induced by HAART alone

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - APOBEC3G polymorphisms not associated with HIV disease progression

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - C-terminal domain of HIV-1 integrase is a DNA-binding domain

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cytoplasmic tail slows HIV-1 Env folding from late prebundle into 6-helix bundle

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Late stage R5 HIV-1 infection induces cytokine and CCR5 expression

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - M-tropic HIV-1 activation increases virus load in intestinal mucosa

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Separate HIV Nef domains are required to affect MHC-1 and CD4 cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Vpr enhances RANKL production via glucocorticoid receptor activity potentiation

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Manufacturing company wins government tender for rapid HIV test in China

HIV/AIDS Prognosis - Survival prognostic factors differ by CD4 count among IVDU pre/post HAART era

HIV/AIDS Research - CD4+ cell response differs between HIV-exposed seronegative and HIV+ women

HIV/AIDS Research - MLV RNase H primer grip is an important determinant of fidelity of DNA synthesis

HIV/AIDS Research - Tat methylation by PRMT6 regulates HIV-1 gene expression

HIV/AIDS Screening - Molecular diagnostics company reports detection of HIV-DNA AIDS patients' urine

HIV/AIDS Screening - Urgent care center-based routine HIV screening programs are effective

HIV/AIDS Therapy - 20 mg/kg of amprenavir twice daily is safe for HIV-infected children

HIV/AIDS Therapy - C/EBP alpha reverses anti-adipogenic effects of nelfinavir

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Encouraging results reported from phase 2 trial of HIV immune-based therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Fixed conformation nucleoside analogs inhibit excision-proficient HIV-1 RT

HIV/AIDS Therapy - HAART leads to normalization of anti-Hsp70 and anti-cholesterol Ab levels