In vivo activation of latent HIV with a synthetic bryostatin analog effects both latent cell "kick" and "kill" in strategy for virus eradication.

The ability of HIV to establish a long-lived latent infection within resting CD4+ T cells leads to persistence and episodic resupply of the virus in patients treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART), thereby preventing eradication of the disease. Protein kinase C (PKC) modulators such as bryostatin...

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Main Authors: Matthew D Marsden, Brian A Loy, Xiaomeng Wu, Christina M Ramirez, Adam J Schrier, Danielle Murray, Akira Shimizu, Steven M Ryckbosch, Katherine E Near, Tae-Wook Chun, Paul A Wender, Jerome A Zack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608406?pdf=render