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Microbial translocation: translating simian immunodeficiency virus to HIV

Microbial translocation: translating simian immunodeficiency virus to HIV Purpose of reviewThe article describes recent advances in understanding the causes and consequences of microbial translocation in HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus infections.Recent findingsPersistent microbial translocation contributes to aberrant immune activation in immunodeficiency lentiviral infections and thereby, pathogenesis and mortality. Efforts to delineate the circumstances surrounding translocation have benefited from use of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected nonhuman primates and highlight the overwhelming immunologic diversion caused by translocating microbes. The use of therapeutics aimed at reducing microbial translocation show promise and will benefit from continued research into the mechanisms that promote systemic microbial dissemination in treated and untreated infections.SummaryInsights into the source and identity of translocating microbes in lentiviral infections continue to enhance the development of adjunct therapeutics. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in HIV and Aids Wolters Kluwer Health

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Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1746-630X
eISSN
1746-6318
DOI
10.1097/COH.0000000000000424
pmid
29028666
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Abstract

Purpose of reviewThe article describes recent advances in understanding the causes and consequences of microbial translocation in HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus infections.Recent findingsPersistent microbial translocation contributes to aberrant immune activation in immunodeficiency lentiviral infections and thereby, pathogenesis and mortality. Efforts to delineate the circumstances surrounding translocation have benefited from use of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected nonhuman primates and highlight the overwhelming immunologic diversion caused by translocating microbes. The use of therapeutics aimed at reducing microbial translocation show promise and will benefit from continued research into the mechanisms that promote systemic microbial dissemination in treated and untreated infections.SummaryInsights into the source and identity of translocating microbes in lentiviral infections continue to enhance the development of adjunct therapeutics.

Journal

Current Opinion in HIV and AidsWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2018

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