According to a phase 1 trial, the experimental HIVconsvX vaccine is safe and immunogenic among sub-Saharan African ...

During cell-to-cell spread, HIV-1 protease activity triggers CARD8 inflammasome activation and IL-1β release from macrophages, which may contribute to inflammation and chronic immune activation.

HIV targets CD4+ T cells ... involvement in attacking and neutralizing pathogens. In contrast, CD8+ T cells directly attack pathogens and cancerous cells by binding to them and secreting toxic ...

HIV is a virus that attacks cells in the body fighting off ... and developed genetic profiles of T cells, or white blood cells that are crucial to immune response and retain either active or ...

HIV/AIDS remains a major public health threat worldwide, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the disease at the ...

HIV doesn’t affect everyone the same way ... But if left untreated, the HIV virus will continue to destroy CD4 cells and attack your immune system. Years and decades later.

Experts don’t fully understand the reasons for ... fighting part of your immune system that HIV attacks and destroys. With more CD4 cells, the immune system can become strong enough to fight ...

Some people don't have any symptoms. As HIV progresses ... HIV weakens your body's immune system by attacking your white blood cells. The virus spreads through semen, blood, vaginal fluid ...