2022
HIV-1 Vpu restricts Fc-mediated effector functions in vivo
Prévost J, Anand S, Rajashekar J, Zhu L, Richard J, Goyette G, Medjahed H, Gendron-Lepage G, Chen H, Chen Y, Horwitz J, Grunst M, Zolla-Pazner S, Haynes B, Burton D, Flavell R, Kirchhoff F, Hahn B, Smith A, Pazgier M, Nussenzweig M, Kumar P, Finzi A. HIV-1 Vpu restricts Fc-mediated effector functions in vivo. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111624. PMID: 36351384, PMCID: PMC9703018, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityEffector functionsFc-mediated effector functionsHIV-1-infected cellsWild-type virusCorrelates of protectionRV144 vaccine trialHIV-1 infectionNon-neutralizing antibodiesFc effector functionsCell surface CD4Viral envelope glycoproteinsViral loadHumanized miceHumoral responseVaccine trialsCellular cytotoxicityHIV-1 VpuVpu expressionEnvelope glycoproteinInfected cellsNnAbsVirusVpuAdministration
2019
Longitudinal bioluminescent imaging of HIV-1 infection during antiretroviral therapy and treatment interruption in humanized mice
Ventura JD, Beloor J, Allen E, Zhang T, Haugh KA, Uchil PD, Ochsenbauer C, Kieffer C, Kumar P, Hope TJ, Mothes W. Longitudinal bioluminescent imaging of HIV-1 infection during antiretroviral therapy and treatment interruption in humanized mice. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1008161. PMID: 31805155, PMCID: PMC6917343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHumanized miceCombination antiretroviral therapy regimenViral spreadHIV-1 infection dynamicsNon-invasive bioluminescentAntiretroviral therapy regimenHIV-1 reporterSame lymphoid tissuesInfected cell populationCART withdrawalInfection recrudescenceAntiretroviral therapyTreatment interruptionTherapy regimenLymphoid tissueInfection dynamicsART treatmentBioluminescent imagingInfectionViral infection dynamicsInfected cellsCell populationsMiceBioluminescent signal