HIV and Dementia Proceedings of the NIMH-Sponsored Conference “Pathogenesis of HIV Infection of the Brain: Impact on Function and Behavior”

HIV and Dementia Proceedings of the NIMH-Sponsored Conference “Pathogenesis of HIV Infection of the Brain: Impact on Function and Behavior” / edited by Michael B.A. Oldstone, Ljubisa Vitkovic.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) AIDS Program is the fourth largest acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) program within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Since 1983, our program's contributions have concentrated on two major areas. The first has been to develop effect...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Oldstone, Michael B.A (Editor), Vitkovic, Ljubisa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 202
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Neurosciences.
Cell biology.
Immunology.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Contents
  • A The Human Problem: HIV, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and Dementia
  • The Pathogenesis of HIV Infections of the Brain
  • Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV-1 Infection
  • AIDS Dementia Complex and HIV-1 Brain Infection: A Pathogenetic Framework for Treatment and Evaluation
  • Quantitative Neuropathologic Assessment of HIV-1 Encephalitis
  • Penetration of Solutes, Viruses, and Cells Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and HIV-1-Related Neurologic Disorders
  • Distinct HIV-1 env Sequences Are Associated with Neurotropism and Neurovirulence
  • Role for Astrocytosis in HIV-1-Associated Dementia
  • Therapeutic Approaches to HIV Infection Based on Virus Structure and the Host Pathogen Interaction
  • B Lentivirus Animal Models of HIV Central Nervous System Disease
  • Neurobiology of Simian and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infections
  • Selected Models of HIV-Induced Neurological Disease
  • Feline Immunodeficiency Virus as a Model for Study of Lentivirus Infection of the Central Nervous System
  • Transgenic Models to Assess the Neuropathogenic Potential of HIV-1 Proteins and Cytokines
  • C Tissue Culture and Animal Models to Generate Basic Concepts in Viral Immune Cell: Central Nervous System Interactions
  • Virus Entry and Release in Polarized Epithelial Cells
  • Traffic of Hematogenous Cells Through the Central Nervous System
  • Principles of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Induction and Recognition
  • Virus-Neuron-Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Interactions.

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