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... reach.  From its discovery in 1981 to 2006, AIDS killed more than 25 million people. HIV- 1 and HIV- 2  HIV- 1  Binds to CCR5 co-receptor  Most common strain of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus  What ... = BAD  HIV virus = The WORST  “Isabel and I’s paper” = The reason for this slide. Now…any questions? Co-receptor CCR5 Permits HIV- 1 Entry • CCR5 is the major co-receptor used by HIV- 1 and ... promote CXCR4-tropic HIV development.  Not observed in patients unless virus was present prior to treatment.  Could be used as a backup therapy, or done in addition to HAART. HIV- 1 Infection  Transmembrane...

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... 1 PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AMONG HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTED PATIENTS IN THE ERA OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) ... units there are government supported HIV clinics. This study was conducted in government HIV clinics due to difficulties in accessing private facilities. Presently there are 14 government HIV ... TB infection. In recent years TB has become prevalent among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which poses a major public health problem especially in Sub-Saharan Africa...

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... contributors Abstract Background: The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV- 1) is a complex retrovirus and the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The HIV- 1 Vpu protein is an oligomeric ... of HIV- 1, vpu, and its 16-kilodalton product. Science 1988, 241:1221-1223. 3. Bour S, Strebel K: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 envelope protein is a functional complement to HIV type ... Vpu during the HIV- 1 replication cycle. These include CD4 downmodulation and enhancement of viral particle release [7]. Like all retroviruses, HIV- 1 also interferes with the expres- sion of its cellular...

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... simultaneous presence and expression of human hepatitis C virus (HCV), human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), and human immunodeficiency virus- 1 (HIV- 1) in a single human T-cell S Zaki Salahuddin* 1 , Katherine ... with HIV- 1 (data not shown). All three viruses could productively infect CEM cells. The general procedure we used to produce triply-infected cells was to sequentially infect CEM cells with the viruses. For ... viruses produced in vitro in our laboratories. As part of the determinations of host ranges of these viruses, studies were designed to demonstrate the infection of a single cell by these viruses...

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... therapy of HIV, even though it is still impor- tant to inhibit virus replication. We have previously shown that IM28 can inhibit HIV- 1 reverse transcriptase activity [14]. Here, we assessed its capacity ... of chemokine receptors are used by primary isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 as co-receptors with CD4. J Virol 1998, 72:4065-71. 2. Paxton WA, Liu R, Kang S, et al.: Reduced HIV- 1 infectability ... which plays an important role in the entry of HIV virus in the host cell [18,19]. Indeed, dexamethasone, a glucocorti- coid, can inhibit the HIV- 1, HIV- 2 and SIVmac251 enve- lope glycoproteins...

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... virus A may inhibit replication of virus B. Range of interference occurrence between the different species of viruses; between the same species of viruses; between the inactivated viruses ... mosaic virus) • Icosahedral symmetry (e.g., adenovirus)  Complex symmetry (e.g., poxviruses ) -ssRNA virus Translation Transcription Structural protein RNA Polymerase e.g., influenza virus RNA ... neuraminidase Influenza virus Virology Virology Mechanisms of viral interference: a .Virus A may inhibit virus B adsorption by blocking or destroying receptors on host cell. b .Virus A may compete with virus...

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... Icosahedral Viruses • Shapes of proteins (Introduction to PDB) • What is a virus? • Shapes of viruses • Building 3-D models of icosahedral viruses • Answering questions about viruses and the ... is a virus? • Organism that causes diseases – Common cold – Flu – AIDS – Bird flu – Polio Electron micrographs of viruses. HIV Aeromonas virus 31 Influenza virus Orf virusHerpes simplex virusSmallopx ... viruses and the icosahedral virus models. • Research on a specific disease caused by a virus (e.g. Dengue Fever) Dengue Virus • Single-stranded RNA virus • Causes dengue hemorrhagic fever...

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... D. C. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease stage on chest radiographic (CXR) findings among patients with HIV- related pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Data ... treatment trial for HIV- related TB. Baseline CXR findings and CD4 / lymphocyte counts were compared among patients with HIV- related TB. Data from published studies describing CXR findings in HIV- infected ... associations of certain CXR findings with HIV disease stage. Knowledge of the degree of immunosuppression is important when evaluating CXR findings in HIV- infected patients. HIV is a potent risk factor for...

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... ML, Jay N: Prevalence and risk fac- tors for human papillomavirus infection of the anal canal in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive and HIV- neg- ative homosexual men. J Infect Dis 1998, ... K: Prevalence, incidence, and type-specific persistence of human papillomavirus in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive and HIV- negative women. J Infect Dis 2001, 184:682-690. 34. Carcelain ... Young M, Melnick S, Miotti P, Burk R: Cervicovaginal human papilloma- virus infection in human immunodeficiency virus- 1 (HIV) - positive and high-risk HIV- negative women. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999, 91:226-236. 42....

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... (MTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV- 1). The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of genetic variants of TLR 9 gene on MTCT. Methods: Three hundred children (118 HIV- 1-infected ... innate immunity might be useful for future treatment of pediatric HIV- 1 infection and AIDS. List of abbreviations CI: confidence intervals; HIV- 1: Human Immunodefi- ciency Virus type 1; MTCT: mother-to-child ... study focuses on the role of c.4-44G > A and c.1635A > G SNPs in the TLR9 gene in MTCT of HIV- 1 by analyzing a large cohort of HIV- 1-infected and HIV- 1-uninfected infants, all born to HIV- 1-infected mothers. Methods Patients The...

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... viral infections; human immunodeficiency virus type 1, herpes simplex virus type 1, cytomegalovirus and varicella zoster virus infections using a variety of cell types and virus strains. This ... Siegert W, Nitsche A: Ref- erence gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR analy- sis in virus infected cells: SARS corona virus, Yellow fever virus, Human Herpesvirus-6, Camelpox virus and ... variability of housekeep- ing gene expression has been studied in cells infected with SARS corona virus, yellow fever virus, human herpes virus- 6, camelpox virus, CMV [7] and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) [12]....

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