1999
Cell-associated infectious HIV-1 viral load as a predictor of clinical progression and survival among HIV-1 infected injection drug users and homosexual men
Lyles C, Graham N, Astemborski J, Vlahov D, Margolick J, Saah A, Farzadegan H. Cell-associated infectious HIV-1 viral load as a predictor of clinical progression and survival among HIV-1 infected injection drug users and homosexual men. European Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 15: 99-108. PMID: 10204638, DOI: 10.1023/a:1007556327269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsBacterial InfectionsCause of DeathCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1Homosexuality, MaleHumansImmunocompromised HostLeukocytes, MononuclearMalePredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateViral LoadViremiaConceptsHIV-1 viral loadViral loadHomosexual menRisk groupsHIV-1Relative hazardDrug usersPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMicroculture techniqueBlood mononuclear cellsInjection drug usersHIV-1 progressionInitial CD4Clinical progressionMononuclear cellsNegative culturesPredictive valueSurvival analysisBacterial infectionsTotal participantsAIDSProgressionInfectious unitsCells/Death
1998
Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups
Lyles C, Vlahov D, Farzadegan H, Astemborski J, Margolick J, Masters B, Schroeder J, Quinn T. Comparison of Two Measures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Load in HIV Risk Groups. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3647-3652. PMID: 9817889, PMCID: PMC105256, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3647-3652.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious viral loadInjection drug usersHIV RNA levelsHIV RNA loadViral loadRisk groupsRNA loadViral burdenHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) loadHomosexual menPlasma HIV RNA levelsMale injection drug usersFemale injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmunodeficiency virus type 1RNA levelsBlood mononuclear cellsHIV risk groupViral RNA loadVirus type 1HIV loadMononuclear cellsDrug usersCell count
1997
Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users.
Semba R, Farzadegan H, Vlahov D. Vitamin A levels and human immunodeficiency virus load in injection drug users. MSphere 1997, 4: 93-5. PMID: 9008289, PMCID: PMC170483, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.1.93-95.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersInfectious viral loadHIV viral loadPlasma vitaminViral loadDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman immunodeficiency virus loadHigher vertical transmissionLow plasma vitaminImmunodeficiency virus infectionIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyBlood mononuclear cellsEntire study populationCross-sectional studyHIV loadQuantitative microcultureCohort studyHIV infectionMononuclear cellsRisk factorsVirus loadLow vitamin
1996
Selective transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants to SCID mice reconstituted with human peripheral blood monoclonal cells
Markham R, Schwartz D, Templeton A, Margolick J, Farzadegan H, Vlahov D, Yu X. Selective transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants to SCID mice reconstituted with human peripheral blood monoclonal cells. Journal Of Virology 1996, 70: 6947-6954. PMID: 8794338, PMCID: PMC190744, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.10.6947-6954.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 variantsHu-PBLSCID miceType 1 variantsPrimary isolatesNSI variantsSCID mouse model systemPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsHIV-1 variantsMT-2 cellsMouse model systemMononuclear cellsRelative infectiousnessCell culturesVaccine developmentClinical settingMiceEnv sequencesMonoclonal cellsTissue culture systemCellsIsolatesCulture systemPreferential transmissionEffect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on HIV replication. Role of immune activation.
Goletti D, Weissman D, Jackson R, Graham N, Vlahov D, Klein R, Munsiff S, Ortona L, Cauda R, Fauci A. Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on HIV replication. Role of immune activation. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 1271-8. PMID: 8757635, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.3.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV replicationMTB diseaseMycobacterium tuberculosisLymph node mononuclear cellsViral replicationCellular activationProtein derivative positivityPlasma viral loadAg-specific activationT cell-depleted lymphocytesPPD-negative donorsHIV diseaseHIV infectionAcute phaseViral loadImmune activationMononuclear cellsPPD positivityHealthy donorsHIV epidemicT cellsPrimary PBMCsHIV infection modelEpidemiology dataHIV