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ShareHIV Pathogenesis & Immunology
- HIV and Your Immune System (September/October 2009)
How they work and why it's important.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network - Immune Activation in HIV Infection (September 2007)
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group - Study Examines How HIV Progresses to AIDS (August 7, 2007)
Long-held theories on how HIV progresses to AIDS might be incorrect, according to a study published in the July 31 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, HealthDay News/Washington Post reports.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Determining Risk of HIV Progression (July 2007)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center - Notes From the NIAID Workshop on Immune Activation and HIV Pathogenesis (May 18, 2007)
From Treatment Action Group - Researchers Identify Possible Trigger Mechanism for HIV Latency (December 26, 2006)
In PLoS Biology - Susceptibility of Human Testis to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection in Situ and in Vitro (December 2006)
In American Journal of Pathology - Understanding Cancer Series: The Immune System (September 1, 2006)
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From National Cancer Institute - European Scientists Reveal 3-D Structure of HIV (January 25, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - HIV Transmission Highest During Acute Infection and End-Stage Disease (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO - Immunopathogenesis of HIV Infection (January 2006)
A clinical overview from an online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite - CX3CR1 Coreceptor Variation May Explain HIV Nonprogressors (December 5, 2005)
From aidsmap.com - Small Study Says HIV Now Replicating at a Slower Rate (October 3, 2005)
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In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - CD4 Lymphocyte Percentage Predicts Disease Progression in HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy With CD4 Lymphocyte Counts >350 Lymphocytes/mm3 (October 2005)
Abstract of a study in the Sept. 15, 2005 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Researchers Examine Characteristics of HIV Nonprogressors (September 7, 2005)
A new French study is unable to provide any hard-and-fast answers, but does shed some new light on the subject.
From aidsmap.com - HIV Eradication Still a Dream Because of the Persistence of a Latent Reservoir (July 26, 2005)
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In The 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment - U.S. Researchers Report Creation of HIV Strain That Infects Mice (March 4, 2005)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scientists Discover a Key to How AIDS Virus Attacks the Body (February 24, 2005)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Basic Training: Session Recap From the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (January/February 2005)
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Researchers review current knowledge on HIV virology, pathogenesis and antibodies.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Scientists Discover Key Genetic Factor in Determining HIV/AIDS Risk (January 6, 2005)
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People with more copies of a gene that produces the chemokine CCL3L1 are less likely to have HIV.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Multiple HCV Genotype Infection Speeds HIV Progression (January 2005)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Mortality Trends: Toward a New Definition of AIDS? (Winter 2004/2005)
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An epidemiological review of the changing nature of HIV disease progression in the U.S.; includes a discussion of opportunistic infection trends.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Highlighted Discussions From the Ninth Immune Restoration Think Tank (December 2004)
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New developments in theories about HIV pathogenesis, T-cell activation and multi-drug resistant HIV.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group - HIV Replication Capacity and Treatment Decisions (November 2004)
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What significance does the fitness of a person's virus have on HIV disease progression?.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform - CD4 Gain Lower Among Older People Starting HAART Than Younger People (October 8, 2004)
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Those over 50 were also much more likely to progress to AIDS after starting HAART, although paradoxically they were also more likely to reach an undetectable viral load.
From aidsmap.com - The X4 Files: CCR5 and CXCR4 Coreceptors (July/August 2004)
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Several abstracts presented at AIDS 2004 examined these two sites on CD4 cells that may be targeted by a new class of antiretrovirals.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Pathogenesis of HIV Disease: Current Concepts (PDF) (July 15, 2004)
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A lecture by Anthony Fauci, M.D., given at the XV International AIDS Conference; available in RealPlayer video and Windows Media video.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Fauci to Present Research Update at World AIDS Conference in Bangkok (July 15, 2004)
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A news release summarizing Anthony Fauci, M.D.'s lecture on pathogenesis research at AIDS 2004.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Risk Factors Associated With Delayed Entry to Care (July 12, 2004)
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In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - Researchers Identify Mutations That Help HIV Avoid Immune Detection; Implications for Vaccine Development (June 2, 2004)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Keystone HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development Report (May/June 2004)
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Highlights from the Keystone Symposia on Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Pathogenesis (X7) and HIV Vaccine Development (X8), April 12-18, 2004.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Rapid Clearance of HIV After Acute Infection Linked to Lower Risk of Disease Progression (May 11, 2004)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - COX-2 Inhibitors and CD4 -- Drug-Disease Interaction? (March/April 2004)
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Research presented at CROI 2004 suggests that treatments for arthritis and chronic inflammatory conditions may have a deleterious effect on CD4 cells.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network - Filgrastim (Neupogen) May Stimulate HIV Disease Progression (March/April 2004)
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Research from CROI 2004 suggests that this white blood cell stimulator may also increase viral replication.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network - HIV More Vulnerable to Vaccine During Acute Infection, Study Suggests (March 26, 2004)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Stable Partnership and Progression to AIDS or Death in HIV Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Swiss HIV Cohort Study (January 3, 2004)
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Abstract of a study finding that, from a health standpoint, relationships matter.
In British Medical Journal - Three Dimensional Model of HIV (December 2003)
From Physician's Research Network - Growth, Survival and Viral Load in Symptomatic Childhood Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (December 2003)
In The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Effector HIV-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Activity in Long-Term Nonprogressors: Associations With Viral Replication and Progression (December 2003)
In Journal of Medical Virology - VPR Gene in HIV "Hijacks" White Blood Cell Replication (August 25, 2003)
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In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Dominant Immune System Alleles Tied to HIV Progression (August 22, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - New Theory on Origin of AIDS Virus (June 13, 2003)
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Some experts now think that chimps contracted an earlier form of HIV by eating monkeys -- and we got it by eating the chimps.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Study Links Alcohol Intake to HIV Progression (May 21, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Protein Finding May Provide Key to HIV Nonprogressors (May 21, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rapid Glycan Shield Mutation Allows HIV-1 to Escape Immune Response (May 13, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Evolves More Quickly Than Thought (March 21, 2003)
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In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Interferon-Producing Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and the Pathogenesis of AIDS (Spring 2003)
Part of Research Initiative/Treatment Action!'s coverage of the Second Basic Science Workshop.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS - HIV-1 Env-Chemokine Receptor Interactions in Primary Human Macrophages: Entry and Beyond (Spring 2003)
Part of Research Initiative/Treatment Action!'s coverage of the Second Basic Science Workshop.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS - HIV Captured on Film in Earliest Stages (December 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Research From the 42nd ICAAC: Predicting Rebounds, Predicting Death (December 2002)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
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