HIV-Specific Immunity: Major Conference Sessions

"Restoring HIV-Specific Immunity," above, discussed four research presentations at the Retroviruses conference. There were also dozens of other presentations in this area. Here are the main categories most relevant to HIV-specific immunity, and the abstract numbers in each category.

You can read these abstracts on the Web. Go to http://www.retroconference.org, and select 'Conference Abstracts'. Search for 'abstract nnn', where nnn is the abstract number given in the list below: e.g. 'abstract 256', or 'abstract 21' (without the single quotes). You will see the title and authors; click the underlined abstract number to see the full abstract.

Immunologic Reserve and Reconstitution: abstracts 21-30;
HIV Specific Humoral and Cell Mediated Immunity: abstracts 31-38;
Topics in Immunology and Immunopatho-genesis: abstracts 51-57B;
Cellular Immunity to HIV, SIV, and HHV-8: abstracts 252-261;
HAART: Effects on Repertoire, Lymphocyte Dynamics, and General Immune Response: abstracts 317-338;
HAART: Reconstitution of HIV-Specific Immunity: abstracts 339-353;
Immune Based and Genetic Therapies: abstracts 354-361;
Immunopathogenesis of Primary HIV Infection: abstracts 553-559;
In the Late Breaker session, abstracts LB 3a, LB 3b, and LB 5. These cannot be searched by abstract number, but can be found by searching for a word or phrase from the title. The titles are:

      - Potent and Aberrant CD4 Responses in Lymphoid Tissue (LT) during Primary HIV-1 Infection (PHI);
      - Defect in Cytolytic Effector Molecules in Lymphoid Tissue (LT) during Primary HIV-1 Infection (PHI) is a Very Early Mechanism of Immune Dysfunction; and
      - Intermittent Drug Therapy Increases the Time to HIV Rebound in Humans and Induces the Control of SIV after Treatment Interruption in Monkeys.
You can also search the abstracts for a word or phrase. However, searching on authors' names is not reliable at this time (since any superscript which appears must be typed as part of the name).

Other Sessions
Available by Computer

There is also a half-hour lecture with slides, "T-Cell Immunity During Acute and Chronic Viral Infection," which can be heard and seen in full on the Web, although no abstract was published. At the http://www.retroconference.org Web site, select 'Hear the Lectures', then select this one from the list.

A symposium, Immune Reconstitution and Clinical Implications, consisting of five lectures and slide presentations, can also be heard and viewed at the site. Select 'Hear the Symposia', then select this one, under Thursday, Feb. 4.