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ReviewImmunological reviews2026

Sex-Specific Factors Influencing HIV Infection.

Maria Pujantell, Marcus Altfeld

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Maria PujantellDepartment Virus Immunology, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany.
Marcus AltfeldDepartment Virus Immunology, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-2997

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 10.13039/501100001659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune responses are key in controlling viral infections such as HIV-1, which remains a global challenge to public health. X/Y-chromosome-encoded genes and sex steroid hormones can modulate immune cells and drive distinct patterns of gene and protein expression involved in antiviral function, impacting sex-dependent immune responses and altering the balance of specific immune pathways. These sex-specific differences in antiviral immune responses have significant consequences for the outcome of HIV-1 infection. A better understanding of sex differences in HIV-1-specific antiviral immunity is required to implement and develop new strategies for prevention, treatment and ultimately a functional cure against HIV-1. Here we review the impact of X- and Y-encoded genes and the role of sex steroid hormones on modulating antiviral immune responses against HIV-1 and the consequences for disease manifestations in people living with HIV-1.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsAnimalsChromosomes, Human, XFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateMaleSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsGonadal Steroid Hormonesescape from XCIHIV‐1IFN pathwayimmunityRNA sensing pathwaysex differencesTNF pathwayX‐chromosome

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PMID41716032
PMCPMC12921468

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