Overview

Describing current practices used to treat HIV-infected patients, this text seeks to clarify the use and suitability of animal model systems for the study and evaluation of drug performance. The book reveals novel treatments in early developmental stages and highlights gene therapy and nanoparticle technology.

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Author:   Ronald E. Unger ,  Jorg Kreuter ,  Helga Ruubsamen-Waigmann ,  Ronald E. Unger
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780824703585

ISBN 10:   0824703588
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   07 July 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

The Retrovirus Family and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Molecular Targets for Therapy and Existing Drugs Helga Rubsamen-Waigmann Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV Infection Stefan Mauss and Hans Jager Antivirals and Resistance Ursula Dietrich and Andreas Immelmann Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors as Anti-HIV Drugs Erik De Clercq Inhibitors of HIV Protease Sally Redshaw and Gareth J. Thomas HIV Vaccine Research Patricia E. Fast and Alan M. Schultz Gene Therapy of HIV Infection Stefan A. Klein, Christian Klebba, Manuel Grez, and Dieter Hoelzer Antagonism of Chemokine Receptors in Preventing Infection by HIV Amanda E. I. Proudfoot, Timothy N. C. Wells, and Alexandra Trkola Drug Targeting with Colloidal Carriers for Antiretroviral Agents Hagen von Briesen, Peter Ramge, and Joerg Kreuter Nonhuman Primate Models for Testing Anti-HIV Drugs Koen K. A. Van Rompay and Marta L. Marthas

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.. .provide[s] an overview and summary of current therapies and their benefits and shortcomings.... presents next-generation therapies as well as alternative approaches such as gene therapy and nanoparticle technology to combat HIV.... ...All health science libraries should have...[a] copy for their students and faculty. - AIDS Book Review Journal, 2000

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