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HIV and the new viruses /

HIV and the New Viruses presents cutting-edge reviews of persistent human virus infections as a coherent collection for the first time. These cover recently discovered viruses such as HHV-6, HHV-8 and HCV, as well as the latest research on HIV. This comprehensive and updated reference includes an in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dalgleish, A. G. (Angus G.), Weiss, Robin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, Calif. : Academic, �1999.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. Dalgleish and R. Weiss, Preface.
  • A. Alonso & M. Peterlin, HIV-1: Control of Gene Expression by the Viral Regulatory Proteins Tat and Rev.
  • A. Leigh-Brown, Viral Evolution and Variation in the HIV Pandemic.
  • H. Schuitemaker, Biological Phenotypes of HIV-1 and Their Relevance for AIDS Pathogeneis.
  • A. Philips, HIV Dynamics: Lessons From Use of Antiretrovirals.
  • S. McAdam and F. Gotch, The Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response to the Immunodeficiency Viruses.
  • D. Fenoglio, G. Li Pira and F. Manca, T Helper Cells Specific For Retroviral Epitopes.
  • M.L. Gougeon and K.-M. Debatin, Molecular Control of Programmed Cell Death in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Contribution to the Dysregulation of T Cell Homeostasis and to CD4 T Cell Depletion.
  • M Clerici, A. Clivio and G.M. Shearer, The Relationships Between Cytokines, Complement and HIV Disease.
  • M.A. Norcross, Chemokine Receptors and HIV-1 Pathogenesis: A Viral Fatal Attraction.
  • D.L. Mann, HLA and HIV-1 Infection.
  • A.G. Dalgleish, E. Hounsell and H. Baum, The Potential Role of HLA Mimicry in the Pathogenesis of AIDS.
  • I. Weller, The Impact of Antiviral Therapy on HIV Disease.
  • N. Berry and R. Tedder, HIV I & HIV II Molecular Diagnosis.
  • M.A. Wainberg, HIV Resistance to Antagonists of Viral Reverse Transcriptase, L. Rosenblum and M. McClure, Non-Lontiviral Primate Retroviruses.
  • A. Gessain and R. Mahieux, Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Human T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Viruses Type 1 and Type 2 and Related Simian Retroviruses (STLV-1, STLV-2 pan-p and PTLV L).
  • M.K. Williams and P. Lusso, Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).
  • S. Talbot and D. Whitby, Kaposi's Sarcoma and Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8).
  • B. Ensoll, P. Monini and C. Sgadari, Pathogenesis and Cell Biology of Kaposi's Sarcoma.
  • W. Carman and C. Trautwein, Hepatitis B and Delta Viruses.
  • P. Simmonds and D.B. Smith, Hepatitis C and G Viruses
  • Old or New.
  • C. Patience, Endogenous Retroviruses.
  • J.A. Garson and J.R. Kerr, New Viruses and Diseases of the Human Central Nervous System.
  • P. Kellam, Emerging Viruses: Their Diseases and Identification.
  • Ch. 1. HIV-1: control of gene expression by the viral regulatory proteins Tat and Rev-- Ch. 2. Viral evolution and variation in the HIV pandemic-- Ch. 3. Biological properties of HIV-1 and their relevance for AIDS pathogenesis-- Ch. 4. HIV dynamics: lessons from the use of antiretrovirals-- Ch. 5. The cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to the immunodeficiency viruses-- Ch. 6. T helper cells specific for retroviral epitopes.
  • Ch. 7. Molecular control of programmed cell death in HIV infection: contribution to the dysregulation of T cell homeostasis and to CD4 T cell depletion-- Ch. 8. The relationships between cytokines, complement and HIV infection-- Ch. 9. Chemokine receptors and HIV-1 pathogenesis: a viral fatal attraction-- Ch. 10. HLA and HIV-1 infection-- Ch. 11. The potential role of HLA mimicry in the pathogenesis of AIDS-- Ch. 12. The impact of antiviral therapy on HIV disease-- Ch. 13. HIV-1 and HIV-2 molecular diagnosis.
  • Ch. 14. HIV resistance to antagonists of viral reverse transcriptase-- Ch. 15. Non-lentiviral primate retroviruses-- Ch. 16. Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of primate T cell lymphotrophic viruses: human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma viruses types 1 and 2 and related simian retroviruses (STLV-1, STLV-2 pan-p and PTLV-L)-- Ch. 17. Human herpesvirus 6-- Ch. 18. Kaposi's sarcoma and human herpesvirus 8-- Ch. 19. Pathogenesis and cell biology of Kaposi's sarcoma.
  • Ch. 20. Hepatitis B and delta viruses-- Ch. 21. Hepatitis C and G viruses- old or new?-- Ch. 22. Endogenous retroviruses-- Ch. 23. New viruses and diseases of the human central nervous system-- Ch. 24. Emerging viruses: their diseases and identification.