Browsing by Subject "HIV"
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Control of HIV infection by IFN-α: implications for latency and a cure.
(Springer, 2018)Viral infections, including HIV, trigger the production of type I interferons (IFNs), which in turn, activate a signalling cascade that ultimately culminates with the expression of anti-viral proteins. Mounting evidence ... -
DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS IN HEPATITIS C INFECTION: DEVELOPING A PERSONALISED MODEL OF CARE
Summary Hepatitis C infection (HCV) is a major global health problem. The HCV treatment landscape has changed beyond recognition in a few short years. The development of HCV direct acting antiviral therapy (DAA) has ... -
Editorial: T cell alterations in adipose tissue during obesity, HIV, and cancer
(Frontiers Media, 2019-05-28)This collection of articles is designed to foster understanding of the variety and function of T cells in adipose from different species in different disease states. This work originally developed from the obesity epidemic. ... -
Effect of nutritional status and nutritional supplementation on clinical, nutritional and immunological outcomes among HIV infected adults in Uganda
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Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: prevalence and risk
(The Stationery Office, 1999)A cross sectional survey of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence in the Irish prisoner population was undertaken. The study was carried out in nine prisons, five of which had been classified as high risk and four ... -
Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2010)Introduction and objectives: In Uganda, there are over 1 million people with HIV/AIDS. When advanced, this disease is characterized by life-threatening opportunistic infections. As the formal health sector struggles to ... -
Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: A consensus study
(2017)Background and aims: Despite advances in our knowledge of effective services for people who use drugs over the last decades globally, coverage remains poor in most countries, while quality is often unknown. This paper ... -
Novel Screening Strategies for HIV, Hepatitis B and C Infection
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2018)Abstract Title: Novel Screening Strategies for HIV, Hepatitis B and C Infection. Author: Dr Sarah O?Connell Introduction: Despite prevention measures in place, rates of HIV infection have failed to decline in Ireland in ... -
Of Remedies and Poisons: Recreational Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in the Social Imagination of South African Carers.
(2010)During an ethnographic study of barriers to, and compliance with, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in South Africa's West Coast region, our team came across a general sense amongst healthcare providers that there was a lively ... -
Prevalence of human papillomavirus in men who have sex with men in the era of an effective vaccine; a call to act.
(2014)OBJECTIVES: The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anal cancer is increasing. Men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly those coinfected with HIV, are disproportionately affected. Documenting the ... -
Seizures in HIV: The case for special consideration
(2018)Purpose: This study aimed to determine the rate, cause and management of seizures in the context of potential ART–ASD interactions in a cohort of HIV + individuals. Methods: Records of 604 HIV + patients were reviewed ... -
Therapeutic outcomes, immunological responses to treatment and vaccine preventative strategies for Hepatitis C in HIV seropositive individuals
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2018)Introduction: HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Because of shared routes of transmission co-infection is common. Recent advances in treatment for both ... -
Unravelling the immunomodulatory effects of viral ion channels, towards the treatment of disease
(2021)The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for the research community to develop a better understanding of viruses, in particular their modes of infection and replicative lifecycles, to aid in the development ...
