Clinical and Translational Discovery,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2(3)
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Abstract
Infectious
diseases
remain
a
major
burden
on
global
public
health
and
socio‐economic
stability.
Despite
that
great
progress
has
been
made
in
the
development
of
drugs,
resulting
drug
resistance
remains
problem.
Patients
with
no
response
or
recurrence
need
alternative
treatment
strategies.
The
chimeric
antigen
receptor
(CAR)
therapy
achieves
success
treating
cancer
provides
new
opportunities
for
infectious
diseases.
It
series
advantages
targeting,
efficacy,
durability.
In
this
review,
we
discussed
different
CAR
strategies
diseases,
including
human
immunodeficiency
virus,
viral
hepatitis,
cytomegalovirus,
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2,
influenza
A
virus
Aspergillus
germlings.
Among
all
these
HIV
most
studied,
so
mainly
reported
recent
developments
preclinical
clinical
studies
anti‐HIV
CARs
highlighted
their
structural
evolution.
current
advantages,
challenges
potential
improvements
were
as
well.
We
also
compared
CAR‐T
cells
applied
to
tumours
final
part.
Tissue Barriers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 12, 2024
Impairment
of
the
blood
-
brain
barrier
(BBB)
and
subsequent
inflammatory
responses
contribute
to
development
human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)-1-associated
neurocognitive
disorders
(HAND).
Apelin-13,
most
abundant
member
apelin
family,
acts
as
ligand
angiotensin
receptor-like
1
(APJ).
However,
its
pharmacological
function
in
HAND
underlying
mechanism
are
unknown.
In
current
study,
we
report
that
presence
HIV-1
Tat
reduced
levels
Apelin-13
APJ
cortex
tissue
mice.
Importantly,
preserved
BBB
integrity
against
mice
by
increasing
expression
tight
junction
protein
zonula
occludens-1
(ZO-1)
occludin.
Interestingly,
increased
macrophage
infiltration,
indicated
elevated
CD68-positive
staining
was
observed
after
stimulation
with
HIV-1,
which
mitigated
administration
Apelin-13.
Correspondingly,
monocyte
chemoattractant
protein-1;
(MCP-1).
An
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(18), P. 9987 - 9987
Published: Sept. 16, 2024
Host
restriction
factor
GBP2
suppresses
the
replication
of
ecotropic
Moloney
murine
leukemia
virus
(E-MLV)
by
inhibiting
furin
protease,
which
cleaves
viral
envelope
glycoprotein
(Env)
into
surface
(SU)
and
transmembrane
(TM)
subunits.
We
analyzed
impacts
on
infection
efficiency
mediated
MLV
Envs
different
strains
Moloney,
polytropic
Friend,
amphotropic,
xenotropic
MLV-related
(XMRV)
viruses.
Interestingly,
Friend
were
sensitive
to
antiviral
activity
GBP2,
while
XMRV
amphotropic
showed
resistance.
Consistent
with
sensitivity
amino
acid
sequences
at
SU-TM
cleavage
site
similar,
as
resistant
Envs.
GBP2-sensitive
Env
protein
was
inhibited
silencing,
whereas
that
GBP2-resistant
not.
The
substitution
sequence
conferred
resistance
both
silencing.
Reciprocally,
According
sequence,
there
variants
among
ecotropic,
polytropic,
MLVs.
This
study
found
dependence
proteins
GBP2-mediated
is
determined
site.
Virus Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
350, P. 199506 - 199506
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
CCR5
is
the
main
co-receptor
for
HIV-1
cell
entry
and
it
plays
key
roles
in
mucosal
transmission.
Natural
anti-CCR5
antibodies
were
found
HIV-1-exposed
seronegative
long-term
non-progressor
subjects,
suggesting
a
role
controlling
viral
replication
vivo.
We
assessed
effect
of
sera
containing
or
not
natural
antibodies,
on
membrane
level
infection
primary
macrophages.
Sera
modulated
expression
with
trend
dependent
donor/serum
tested
but
independent
presence
absence
antibodies.
All
strongly
reduced
DNA
all
donor's
macrophages
no
correlation
was
observed
between
levels.
These
results
suggest
that
major
determinant
macrophage
modulation
might
depend
factors
other
than
CCR5-reactive
present
and/or
intrinsic
to
donors
which
tested.
Abstract
Ranaviruses
(RV,
family
Iridoviridae
)
infect
fish,
amphibians,
and
reptiles,
raising
considerable
ecological
commercial
concerns
due
to
the
escalating
infection
prevalence
resulting
die-offs
of
wild
aquacultural
species.
Notably,
ranaviruses
exhibit
uncanny
capacities
cross
host
species
barriers,
likely
owing
their
potent
immune
evasion
mechanisms.
In
turn,
infected
by
these
pathogens
possess
systems
that
are
less
well
understood
than
those
mammals
often
encode
unique
antiviral
genes
or
multiple
orthologs
single
hallmark
mammalian
factors.
Thus,
garnering
insight
into
ranavirus
strategies
is
largely
contingent
on
gaining
greater
understanding
barriers
faced
emerging
infectious
agents.
Accordingly,
here
we
coalesce
update
current
state
distinct
facets
ectothermic
vertebrate
responses
ranaviral
infections
underline
most
perspectives
which
circumvent
defenses.
Clinical and Translational Discovery,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2(3)
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Abstract
Infectious
diseases
remain
a
major
burden
on
global
public
health
and
socio‐economic
stability.
Despite
that
great
progress
has
been
made
in
the
development
of
drugs,
resulting
drug
resistance
remains
problem.
Patients
with
no
response
or
recurrence
need
alternative
treatment
strategies.
The
chimeric
antigen
receptor
(CAR)
therapy
achieves
success
treating
cancer
provides
new
opportunities
for
infectious
diseases.
It
series
advantages
targeting,
efficacy,
durability.
In
this
review,
we
discussed
different
CAR
strategies
diseases,
including
human
immunodeficiency
virus,
viral
hepatitis,
cytomegalovirus,
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2,
influenza
A
virus
Aspergillus
germlings.
Among
all
these
HIV
most
studied,
so
mainly
reported
recent
developments
preclinical
clinical
studies
anti‐HIV
CARs
highlighted
their
structural
evolution.
current
advantages,
challenges
potential
improvements
were
as
well.
We
also
compared
CAR‐T
cells
applied
to
tumours
final
part.