Novel Strategies to Identify and Eliminate Latent HIV Cells
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 405
Special Issue Editor
Interests: HIV; HIV reservoir; quantification of HIV DNA and RNA; single cells analysis; HIV reactivation; HIV cure; HIV vaccines
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-1 infection has transitioned into a chronic condition. ART effectively suppresses plasma viral loads to undetectable levels, thereby preventing the progression to AIDS. However, the virus remains latent and persists in the body, posing a significant challenge to achieving a cure. If ART is discontinued, the virus rebounds, necessitating lifelong medication for those affected.
Cutting-edge technologies have dramatically enhanced our understanding of HIV-1 infection at the single-cell level (for example, HIVseq, FINDseq, viral ASAPseq), facilitating remarkable progress in the field.
Despite numerous setbacks in the quest for a cure, novel therapeutic approaches have already reached the clinical trial stage, and new strategies are continually being proposed and implemented (for example CRISPR, targeted lipid nanoparticles, broadly neutralizing antibodies, AZD5582, trimeric Env, TLR7 agonist, anti-HIV CAR-T and/or a combination of them).
The objective of this Special Issue of Viruses is to examine and discuss recent advancements in the analysis of HIV-1 viral infection at the single-cell level, as well as the latest ongoing efforts in developing new cure strategies.
Dr. Francesco Andrea Procopio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- HIV
- HIV-1 infection
- antiretroviral therapy (ART)
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HIV single cell analysis
- HIV reservoir
- HIV cure
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