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ReviewViruses2022

Mechanism of Viral Suppression among HIV Elite Controllers and Long-Term Nonprogressors in Nigeria and South Africa.

Rahaman Ademolu Ahmed, Khalid Olajide Adekoya, Chika Kingsley Onwuamah, Bolanle Olufunmilayo Oboh, Smita Swaminathan Iyer, Ayomide Samuel Oluwatosin, Rosemary Ajuma Audu, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi

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Review in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Natural Resistance to HIV Infection: Role of Immune Activation.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Rahaman Ademolu AhmedCell Biology and Genetics Department, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0389-5722
Khalid Olajide AdekoyaCell Biology and Genetics Department, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-2088-3632
Chika Kingsley OnwuamahCenter for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos 100001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-5111-1822
Bolanle Olufunmilayo ObohCell Biology and Genetics Department, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria.
Smita Swaminathan IyerThe Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Ayomide Samuel OluwatosinCenter for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos 100001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-7902-5731
Rosemary Ajuma AuduCenter for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos 100001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0330-5219
Oliver Chukwujekwu EzechiClinical Science Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos 100001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-0688-3898

Funding

Neuro HPA Project 1U54AG062334 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ighovwerha Ofotokun · 2018 to 2026
$12.2M
Nigeria HIV Research Training ProgramD43TW010934 · FIC · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ighovwerha Ofotokun · 2019 to 2026
$2.4M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010934FIC NIH HHS D43TW010934NIA NIH HHS U54 AG062334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A subgroup among people living with HIV (PLHIV) experience viral suppression, sometimes to an undetectable level in the blood and/or are able to maintain a healthy CD4+ T-cell count without the influence of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. One out of three hundred PLHIV fall into this category, and a large sample of this group can be found in areas with a high prevalence of HIV infection such as Nigeria and South Africa. Understanding the mechanism underpinning the nonprogressive phenotype in this subgroup may provide insights into the control of the global HIV epidemic. This work provides mechanisms of the elite control and nonprogressive phenotype among PLHIV in Nigeria and South Africa and identifies research gaps that will contribute to a better understanding on HIV controllers among PLHIV.

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsElite ControllersHumansNigeriaPrevalenceSouth AfricaViral LoadHIV elite controllerslong-term nonprogressorsNigeriaSouth Africaviraemic controllers

Identifiers

PMID35746741
PMCPMC9228396

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