Editor: Massimo Alfano

Soluble Factors Mediating Innate Immune Responses to HIV Infection

eBook: US $69 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $153
Printed Copy: US $119
Library License: US $276
ISBN: 978-1-60805-580-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-006-2 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2010
DOI: 10.2174/97816080500621100101

Introduction

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection represents one of the biggest challenges of current years. However, scientists and physicians still do not have an efficient therapy for preventing or eradicating the virus. The selection of drug-resistant strains as well as side-effects, represent common problems encountered in all anti-viral therapies. However, it has been clearly demonstrated that the potency of early immune responses profoundly regulates levels of HIV, and hence also the generation of virus mutants as well as the velocity of disease progression to AIDS.

A prominent feature of this e-book is the focus on interaction between innate immunity and HIV infection. This topic has been investigated by many authors from the late 80's, and many soluble factors responsible for such activity have been discovered, such as suPAR and HMGB1. At present, these two novel factors are the subject of very intense research on HIV infections.

A key advantage of this e-book is the selection of authors, recognized worldwide as leading experts in their field. Because of the comprehensive coverage, as well as the eminence of the authors, this e-book provides a detailed and high quality description about the role of innate immune responses regulating HIV replication. It should prove to be a useful resource for readers interested in immunology and HIV research.

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Foreword

- Pp. i
Georges Herbein
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Preface

- Pp. ii
Massimo Alfano
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Contributors

- Pp. iii-v (3)
Massimo Alfano
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CD8 Antiviral Soluble Factors and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Control

- Pp. 1-16 (16)
Nitin K. Saksena, Jing Qin Wu, Katherine Lau, Li Zhou, Maly Soedjono, Bin Wang
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Cytokines and HIV Infection

- Pp. 17-50 (34)
Massimo Alfano, Guido Poli
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Defensins and HIV Infection

- Pp. 51-63 (13)
Theresa L. Chang, Mary Klotman
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Extracellular HMGB1: an Ambiguous Messenger During HIV-1 Infection

- Pp. 64-80 (17)
Joel Gozlan, Chloe Borde, Vincent Marechal
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The uPA/uPAR System and suPAR in HIV Infection

- Pp. 81-101 (21)
Sisse R. Ostrowski, Eva Haastrup, Anne Langkilde, Henrik Ullum, Jesper Eugen-Olsen
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α1Antitrypsin Therapy Increases CD4+ Lymphocytes to Normal Values in HIV-1 Patients

- Pp. 102-110 (9)
Cynthia L. Bristow, Jose Cortes, Roya Mukhtarzad, Maylis Trucy, Aaron Franklin, Val Romberg, Ronald Winston
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Vitamin D and HIV Infection

- Pp. 111-144 (34)
Joan Fibla, Antonio Caruz
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The Complement System and HIV-1 Infection

- Pp. 145-155 (11)
Heribert Stoiber, Zoltan Banki, Doris Wilflingseder
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Index

- Pp. 156-157 (2)
Massimo Alfano
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Abbreviations

- Pp. 158-159 (2)
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