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Book HIV 1 Genetic Diversity

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  • Author : Kok Keng Tee
  • Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
  • Release : 2021-06-24
  • ISBN : 2889668991
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book HIV 1 Genetic Diversity written by Kok Keng Tee and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Encyclopedia of AIDS

Download or read book Encyclopedia of AIDS written by Thomas J. Hope and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book HIV 1 Group O Genetic Diversity

Download or read book HIV 1 Group O Genetic Diversity written by Marie Leoz and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les VIH-1 de groupe 0 (VIH-1/0) sont des variants rares, essentiellement retrouvés au Cameroun où ils représenteraient plusieurs milliers de cas. Les causes de leur faible diffusion restent méconnues: leur émergence serait aussi ancienne que les VIH-1 de groupe M, pourtant devenus pandémiques. En près d'un siècle, les VIII-1/0 ont développé une importante diversité génétique, dont la description reste ambiguë du fait de l'existence de plusieurs nomenclatures basées sur un nombre restreint de séquences génétiques. Peu de données sont disponibles quant aux causes de cette diversité et à son impact sur diverses propriétés virologiques. La mutation Y181C de la Transcriptase Inverse (TI) a toutefois été proposée comme critère de classification des VIH-1/0, et suspectée de conférer un avantage réplicatif à ceux chez qui elle serait naturellement présente. Ce travail a donc constitué à caractériser plus largement la diversité génétique des vm-vo, et à explorer la dynamique de leur évolution au cours du temps à l'aide de méthodes bayésiennes. Nous avons ainsi identifié deux phases de diversification successives, liées au développement de deux sous-groupes: T, minoritaire et ayant émergé dans les années 1960, et H, majoritaire et ayant émergé du sous-groupe T dans les années 1980. La présence de la mutation 181C a été associée au sous-groupe H, ce qui a conduit à la définition de trois populations virales: H/181C-like, H/181Y-like et T/181Y-like. Une forte conservation du motif signature K28, K103, 1142, D174, L178 au niveau de la poche non catalytique de la TI des virus H/181C-like a été mise en évidence, mais aucun de ces marqueurs (présence de la mutation 181C, appartenance à la population H/181C-like ou présence du motif associé) ne semble être lié à un plus haut niveau de réplication virale in vivo. Afin de développer les connaissances sur le tropisme des VIH-110, une propriété en lien avec l'évolution 1 clinique de l'infection par VIH-11M ou VIH-2, nous avons développé un outil de phénotropisme basé sur la production de pseudovirus présentant un clone de glycoprotéine d'Enveloppe V111-1/0. Nous avons montré que les 16 Enveloppes produites n'utilisaient que le corécepteur CCR5, malgré l'exploration d'échantillons séquentiels et/ou prélevés en phase d'infection tardive. Enfin, pour permettre l'analyse des propriétés phénotypiques liées aux différentes populations VIH-1/0, nous avons participé à la production de trois nouveaux de clones moléculaires infectieux représentant deux souches H/181C-like et une souche T/181Y-like. Ces clones ont contribué à démontrer comment les VIH-1/0 contrecarraient l'action de la Tetherine et modulaient l'expression de NFKB par le biais des protéines Nef et Vpu. En conclusion, nos résultats suggèrent une dynamique d'évolution des V111-1/0 plus complexe que suspectée jusqu'alors, ayant entraîné l'émergence de deux sous-groupes distincts. Nous avons unifié les 1 différents systèmes de nomenclature, décrit des caractéristiques distinguant trois populations virales, et développé de nouveaux outils pour contribuer à une meilleure connaissance des conséquences de leur diversité génétique.

Book Global HIV AIDS Medicine

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  • Author : Paul Volberding
  • Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 141602882X
  • Pages : 850 pages

Download or read book Global HIV AIDS Medicine written by Paul Volberding and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS management poses many different challenges around the world, and the therapies available in the West are often not economically feasible in developing countries. This new book is the first to address the myriad of clinical difficulties faced by health practitioners worldwide in managing HIV/AIDS. Edited by the same authorities responsible for the highly respected reference "The Medical Management of AIDS," with Associate Editors that include the President of the International AIDS Society and a preeminent opinion leader in the fight against AIDS in Africa, and authored by a "who's who" of current global experts on HIV and AIDS medicine, this visionary text presents all the practical, indispensable information that clinicians everywhere need to offer their patients the best possible care. Access reliable, up-to-the-minute guidance that addresses the realities of HIV/AIDS management in your geographical region, thanks to contributions from a global cast of renowned expert clinicians and researchers. Locate the clinically actionable information you need quickly with an organization that mirrors the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the different needs of Western vs. developing-world patients and clinicians. Diagnose AIDS manifestations confidently by comparing them to full-color clinical images. Review essential data quickly through numerous at-a-glance tables.

Book The Evolution of HIV

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  • Author : Keith A. Crandall
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 1999-04-26
  • ISBN : 9780801861512
  • Pages : 524 pages

Download or read book The Evolution of HIV written by Keith A. Crandall and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-04-26 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolinsky.-- "European Molecular Biology Organization Reports"

Book Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS E Book

Download or read book Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS E Book written by Stephen A. Morse and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 4th Edition, by Drs. Stephen A. Morse, King K. Holmes, Adele A. Moreland, MD, and Ronald C. Ballard, provides you with an exclusive gallery of STD and AIDS images so you can better diagnose and treat these diseases. Approximately 1,100 unique images – most in full color and 30% new to this edition – depict the clinical signs associated with each type of infection. You’ll also find expert guidance on new vaccines, screening techniques, treatment guidelines, and best practices in the field. Get expert advice on the tests available to reach a definitive diagnosis and review therapeutic options, treatment guidelines, prevention strategies, and management of complications. Access appendices on the selection and evaluation of diagnostic tests, quality control, and test technologies. Effectively diagnose all types of STDs and HIV/AIDS with approximately 1,100 images—most in full color and more than 30% new to this edition―that depict the epidemiology as well as the clinical manifestations of these diseases. Effectively utilize new vaccines for HPV and Hepatitis B, new screening tests for Chlamydia, new drugs under development, new treatment guidelines and best practices in HIV screening, and much more.

Book Fundamentals of HIV Medicine

Download or read book Fundamentals of HIV Medicine written by W. David Hardy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for 2017, Fundamentals of HIV Medicine is a comprehensive clinical care publication for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Published by the American Academy of HIV Medicine, the book offers physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other care providers the most up-to-date overview of the latest HIV treatments and guidelines plus online access to CME. The online access expires August 2018. Embodying the AAHIVM's commitment to promoting uniform excellence in care of seropositive patients, Fundamentals of HIV Medicine 2017 empowers health professionals to deliver standardized, life-sustaining treatment to the patients who need it most. It will serve as an essential clinical reference and provide valuable career enrichment to users across the spectrum of HIV care, treatment, and prevention.

Book HIV 1 Genetic Diversity  Volume II

Download or read book HIV 1 Genetic Diversity Volume II written by Kok Keng Tee and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book HIV 1 Integrase

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  • Author : Nouri Neamati
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2011-08-10
  • ISBN : 1118015363
  • Pages : 710 pages

Download or read book HIV 1 Integrase written by Nouri Neamati and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively covers the mechanisms of action and inhibitor design for HIV-1 integrase. It serves as a resource for scientists facing challenging drug design issues and researchers in antiviral drug discovery. Despite numerous review articles and isolated book chapters dealing with HIV-1 integrase, there has not been a single source for those working to devise anti-AIDS drugs against this promising target. But this book fills that gap and offers a valuable introduction to the field for the interdisciplinary scientists who will need to work together to design drugs that target HIV-1 integrase.

Book HIV Protocols

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  • Author : Nelson Michael
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2008-02-01
  • ISBN : 1592596010
  • Pages : 402 pages

Download or read book HIV Protocols written by Nelson Michael and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide impact of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV- is reflected in the cumulative number ofHIV- 1 infections, which is now predicted to exceed 40 million by the year 2000---equivalent to the n- ber of humans who perished in World War II. The medical and scientific - sponse to the HIV-1 pandemic has steadily grown since its recognition in 1981. The outlay by the United States alone for HIV research funded by the National Institutes of Health in 1997 was $1. 4 billion. Laboratory-based HIV research has brought together academic clinicians, retrovirologists, molecular biologists, and immunologists in the formation of research teams attempting to dissect the viral and host factors contributing to disease pathogenesis. Increasing focus is being placed on those aspects of viral biology and host immune responses that bear on the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection. HIVProtocols reflects the state of HIV research in several ways. First, chapters are organized into four sections: Virology, Molecular Biology, Humoral Immunology, and Cellular Immunology. This organization is a natural consequence of the diverse scientific disciplines that have been attracted to HIV research. Second, the chapters reflect such diverse research directions as viral coreceptor usage, quantitation of viral genomes, HIV promoter function, B-cell epitope mapping, and measurements of T-cell function, each of which bears on the goal of understanding the viral and host immune responses that will be critical to the design of effective preventive vaccines.

Book Emerging and Reemerging Viral Pathogens

Download or read book Emerging and Reemerging Viral Pathogens written by Moulay Mustapha Ennaji and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging and Reemerging Viral Pathogens: Applied Virology Approaches Related to Human, Animal and Environmental Pathogens, Volume Two presents new research information on viruses and their impact on the scientific community. It provides a reference book on certain viruses in humans, animals and vegetal, along with a comprehensive discussion on interspecies interactions. The book then looks at the drug, vaccine and bioinformatical strategies that can be used against these viruses, giving the reader a clear understanding of transmission. The book's end goal is to create awareness that the appearance of newly transmissible pathogens is a global risk that requires shared/adoptable policies for prevention and control. Covers most emerging viral disease in humans, animals and plants Provides the most advanced tools and techniques in molecular virology and the modeling of viruses Creates awareness that the appearance of new transmissible pathogens is a global risk Highlights the need to adopt shared policies for the prevention and control of infectious diseases

Book Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

Download or read book Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases written by Michel Tibayrenc and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases is at the crossroads between two major scientific fields of the 21st century: evolutionary biology and infectious diseases. The genomic revolution has upset modern biology and has revolutionized our approach to ancient disciplines such as evolutionary studies. In particular, this revolution is profoundly changing our view on genetically driven human phenotypic diversity, and this is especially true in disease genetic susceptibility. Infectious diseases are indisputably the major challenge of medicine. When looking globally, they are the number one killer of humans and therefore the main selective pressure exerted on our species. Even in industrial countries, infectious diseases are now far less under control than 20 years ago. The first part of this book covers the main features and applications of modern technologies in the study of infectious diseases. The second part provides detailed information on a number of the key infectious diseases such as malaria, SARS, avian flu, HIV, tuberculosis, nosocomial infections and a few other pathogens that will be taken as examples to illustrate the power of modern technologies and the value of evolutionary approaches. Takes an integrated approach to infectious diseases Includes contributions from leading authorities Provides the latest developments in the field

Book Tuberculosis and the Tubercle Bacillus

Download or read book Tuberculosis and the Tubercle Bacillus written by William R. Jacobs, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 1379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can today's innovative practices and molecular tools tame this ancient disease? One third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB), with about 10 million new cases annually. To combat TB and its agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the World Health Organization launched The End TB Strategy, which aims to slash the suffering and cost of TB by 2035. This makes the second edition of Tuberculosis and the Tubercle Bacillus, edited by Jacobs, McShane, Mizrahi, and Orme, an extremely valuable resource for scientists and clinicians. The editors have gathered their colleagues from around the world to present the latest on the molecular biology of M. tuberculosis and related species, the host-pathogen interactions that enable invasion, and the host's immune response to M. tuberculosis infection. The basic, clinical, and translational research presented in this book supports the goals of WHO's End TB Strategy by driving toward the development of effective vaccines, rapid molecular diagnostics, and anti-TB drugs. Creating an effective tuberculosis vaccine. Understand the innate and adaptive immune response to M. tuberculosis infection, its study in established animal models, and how this information is being used to develop new vaccines against TB. Formulating new antituberculosis drugs. Learn the challenges and methods for evaluating new drugs in preclinical trials with a focus on drugs that work against "persisters" and those that act on the electron transport complex and ATP synthase of M. tuberculosis. Overcoming the challenges of diagnosing tuberculosis. Review new diagnostic tools that are simple, rapid, affordable, specific, sensitive, and safe, including molecular-based diagnostic methods such as GeneXpert MTB/RIF. Using molecular, genomic, and bioinformatics tools to understand the biology and evolution of Mycobacterium. Explore current research on the molecular mechanisms that M. tuberculosis uses to evade the immune system, enter a state of nonreplicating persistence, and become reactivated. The second edition of Tuberculosis and the Tubercle Bacillus presents the latest research on a microorganism that is exquisitely well adapted to its human host. This pathogen continues to confound scientists, clinicians, and public health specialists, who will all find much valuable information in this comprehensive set of reviews.

Book Island Epidemics

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  • Author : Andrew David Cliff
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780198288954
  • Pages : 602 pages

Download or read book Island Epidemics written by Andrew David Cliff and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Island Epidemics, the authors show that the complex warfare of invasion and extinction observed by Darwin for plants and animals applies with equal force to human diseases. A world picture is presented of diseases, which range from the familiar (influenza and German measles) to the exotic (kuru and tsutsugamushi), and islands which range in remoteness, from the accessible United Kingdom to the inaccessible Tristan da Cunha and Easter Island.

Book Lasso Peptides

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  • Author : Yanyan Li
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2014-10-21
  • ISBN : 1493910108
  • Pages : 113 pages

Download or read book Lasso Peptides written by Yanyan Li and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lasso peptides form a growing family of fascinating ribosomally-synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides produced by bacteria. They contain 15 to 24 residues and share a unique interlocked topology that involves an N-terminal 7 to 9-residue macrolactam ring where the C-terminal tail is threaded and irreversibly trapped. The ring results from the condensation of the N-terminal amino group with a side-chain carboxylate of a glutamate at position 8 or 9, or an aspartate at position 7, 8 or 9. The trapping of the tail involves bulky amino acids located in the tail below and above the ring and/or disulfide bridges connecting the ring and the tail. Lasso peptides are subdivided into three subtypes depending on the absence (class II) or presence of one (class III) or two (class I) disulfide bridges. The lasso topology results in highly compact structures that give to lasso peptides an extraordinary stability towards both protease degradation and denaturing conditions. Lasso peptides are generally receptor antagonists, enzyme inhibitors and/or antibacterial or antiviral (anti-HIV) agents. The lasso scaffold and the associated biological activities shown by lasso peptides on different key targets make them promising molecules with high therapeutic potential. Their application in drug design has been exemplified by the development of an integrin antagonist based on a lasso peptide scaffold. The biosynthesis machinery of lasso peptides is therefore of high biotechnological interest, especially since such highly compact and stable structures have to date revealed inaccessible by peptide synthesis. Lasso peptides are produced from a linear precursor LasA, which undergoes a maturation process involving several steps, in particular cleavage of the leader peptide and cyclization. The post-translational modifications are ensured by a dedicated enzymatic machinery, which is composed of an ATP-dependent cysteine protease (LasB) and a lactam synthetase (LasC) that form an enzymatic complex called lasso synthetase. Microcin J25, produced by Escherichia coli AY25, is the archetype of lasso peptides and the most extensively studied. To date only around forty lasso peptides have been isolated, but genome mining approaches have revealed that they are widely distributed among Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria, particularly in Streptomyces, making available a rich resource of novel lasso peptides and enzyme machineries towards lasso topologies.

Book The Molecular Epidemiology of HIV 1 in Selected Risk Groups in San Francisco

Download or read book The Molecular Epidemiology of HIV 1 in Selected Risk Groups in San Francisco written by Edwin Duncan Charlebois (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Viral Sex

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  • Author : Jaap Goudsmit
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 0195124960
  • Pages : 283 pages

Download or read book Viral Sex written by Jaap Goudsmit and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Viral Sex, leading AIDS researcher Jaap Goudsmit illuminates the or igins and nature of the world's most lethal disease. He provides an ey ewitness account of sciences effort to understand and control the spre ad of this deadly virus, in a fascinating journey that reaches from th e deepest recesses of the African rainforest, to ancient Egypt and the mummified remains of Barbary apes, to pioneering research labs in the U.S. and Europe.