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Gene therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS: preclinical modeling in humanized mice.

ABSTRACT: In the absence of an effective vaccine and lack of a complete cure, gene therapy approaches to control HIV infection offer feasible alternatives. Due to the chronic nature of infection, a wide window of opportunity exists to gene modify the HIV susceptible cells that continuously arise from the bone marrow source. To evaluate promising gene therapy approaches that employ various anti-HIV therapeutic molecules, an ideal animal model is necessary to generate important efficacy and preclinical data. In this regard, the humanized mouse models that harbor human hematopoietic cells susceptible to HIV infection provide a suitable in vivo system. This review summarizes the currently used humanized mouse models and different anti-HIV molecules utilized for conferring HIV resistance. Humanized mouse models are compared for their utility in this context and provide perspectives for new directions.

SUBMITTER: Bennett MS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3967164 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gene therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS: preclinical modeling in humanized mice.

Bennett Michael S MS Akkina Ramesh R

Viruses 20131212 12

In the absence of an effective vaccine and lack of a complete cure, gene therapy approaches to control HIV infection offer feasible alternatives. Due to the chronic nature of infection, a wide window of opportunity exists to gene modify the HIV susceptible cells that continuously arise from the bone marrow source. To evaluate promising gene therapy approaches that employ various anti-HIV therapeutic molecules, an ideal animal model is necessary to generate important efficacy and preclinical data ...[more]

PMID: 24351796

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Gene therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS: preclinical modeling in humanized mice.

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Gene therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS: preclinical modeling in humanized mice.

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