This volume, devoted specifically to antiviral therapy, describes current practices used to treat HIV-infected patients, clarifies the use and suitability of animal model systems for the study and evaluation of drug performance, and reveals novel treatments and vaccines in early developmental stages. Highlights gene therapy and nanoparticle technology! Including more than 1375 references that encourage and facilitate further research, Antivirals Against AIDS addresses problems encountered with resistance to ...
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This volume, devoted specifically to antiviral therapy, describes current practices used to treat HIV-infected patients, clarifies the use and suitability of animal model systems for the study and evaluation of drug performance, and reveals novel treatments and vaccines in early developmental stages. Highlights gene therapy and nanoparticle technology! Including more than 1375 references that encourage and facilitate further research, Antivirals Against AIDS addresses problems encountered with resistance to antiretroviral treatments details second- and third-generation approaches to anti-HIV therapies targeting HIV reverse transcriptase and protease proteins examines inhibiting the spread of HIV by pinpointing appropriate receptors for entry into cells considers unique delivery systems for the uptake of drugs into individual cells as deterrents to viral replication discusses the prospects of inexpensive, easily deliverable vaccines summarizes the benefits and shortcomings of current therapeutic regimens and more! Exploring why HIV is difficult to eradicate and how its special properties and characteristics influence control of the infection, Antivirals Against AIDS is an interdisciplinary reference of interest to infectious disease specialists, immunologists and virologists, hematologists, primary care physicians and internists, and medical school students in these disciplines.
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