Hiv And Entry Into Cell

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Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests

The Basics CD4 Count and HIV CD4 Count and HIV Treatment CD4 Cell Test The Bottom Line The Basics Your immune system protects your body by fighting germs and infections.White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. HIV infects and destroys a type of white blood cell called aCD4 cell (sometimes called a T-cell). When the immune system loses too many CD4 cells, it becomes weak and isunable to fight off germs. At...

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New HIV meds/blocking entry

I know about the new meds for HIV that are in trials and the title for them entry inhibitors. I also know that the only way of taking them right now is by injection. My question is are they looking for another way of taking this drug? And in your...

Response from Rick Stryker, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

Blocking HIV from entering cells in the first place is certainly an attractive idea -- all the currently available agents work after entry of the virus into a cell. One new drug, called T-20, has shown promise in blocking viral fusion with human... Read more »

entry inhibitors

Hi.What's the difference between a fusion inhibitor and an entry inhibitor? I've seen both terms used.Thank you....

Response from Don Kurtyka, ARNP

University of South Florida School of Medicine

The term "entry inhibitor" refers to the entire class of agents that prevent HIV from entering the CD4+ cell. Fusion inhibitors (like Fuzeon) are one type or category of entry inhibitor. Other types / categories include chemokine... Read more »

Viral Entry Inhibitor - PRO 140

I have read several articles on Progenics new drug PRO 140, the viral entry inhibitor. Most of the articles discuss this drug as a possible treatment for people who have already developed resistance to existing treatments. It seems to me that...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

PRO 140 is a humanized mouse monoclonal antibody directed against CCR5, one of the co-receptors for HIV entry. In HIV-negative subjects it appears to be safe and coats CCR5 lymphocytes for an extended period of time. If shown to be effective in... Read more »

US ENTRY WITH HIV

AM CURRENTLY PROCESSING A SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY IN THE US FOR MY MASTERS DEGREE HOWEVER AM NOW SCARED AS THEY ASKED THAT WE UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND THAT AM HIV POSITIVE. MY WORRY IS DO YOU THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE US TO STUDY WITH MY...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Yes, President Obama wisely lifted the HIV travel ban in 2009. You should have no difficulty coming to the US for your masters degree scholarship.Dr. Bob... Read more »

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Entry into the US if HIV+

Posted by ScotCharles, 2 Replies

Amazingly, there is something that prevents people who self-disclose their HIV status from entering the US. I have never been asked this question since I hold both US and British passports and have a French work permit. So who am I to talk?

What is... Read more »

New Virus Leads Drugs to HIV-Infected Cells

Posted by new2this2010

This is great news.

http://www.dailytech.com/New+Virus+Leads+Drugs+to+HIVInfected+Cells/article22391.htm#cmt706319 Read more »

See,I told you HIV replicates a cell's DNA TO RNA

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The below is plagerized from Gallant ( the guru!)
I know that the present antiretroviral medications do not actually kill the virus.
However, if the medications inhibit the virus from reproducing, doesn't the virus die
by... Read more »

I have been reading the entries for hours

Posted by Anonymous

I have been reading the entries on this page for two hours now.
The possibility and/or probablilty of HIV/AIDS is overwhelming at
first, then bearable as you become aware of what you can and
cannot do to go on with your life. I am not positive, but... Read more »

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