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Benjamin Descours

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Autran B, Descours B, Bacchus C
Curr Opin HIV AIDS . 2013 Mar; 8(3):204-10. PMID: 23493099
Purpose Of Review: To discuss the recent major advances in the understanding of how host immune defenses contribute to HIV reservoir control. Recent Findings: Immune control of HIV-1 reservoirs is...
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Descours B, Lambert-Niclot S, Mory B, Samri A, Charlotte F, Peytavin G, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2013 Jan; 62(3):255-9. PMID: 23274932
To evaluate the contribution of CD4 T cells from blood and gut compartments to the HIV-1 reservoir, we directly quantified cell-associated HIV DNA in isolated rectal (R-) and peripheral blood...
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Duffy D, Perrin H, Abadie V, Benhabiles N, Boissonnas A, Liard C, et al.
Immunity . 2012 Nov; 37(5):917-29. PMID: 23142782
The bone marrow (BM) has been identified as a possible organ for T cell priming, yet the fundamental mechanisms of a polyclonal immune response in the BM remain unknown. We...
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Descours B, Cribier A, Chable-Bessia C, Ayinde D, Rice G, Crow Y, et al.
Retrovirology . 2012 Oct; 9:87. PMID: 23092122
Background: Quiescent CD4+ T lymphocytes are highly refractory to HIV-1 infection due to a block at reverse transcription. Results: Examination of SAMHD1 expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes shows that SAMHD1...
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Fourati S, Lambert-Niclot S, Soulie C, Malet I, Valantin M, Descours B, et al.
J Antimicrob Chemother . 2012 Jun; 67(10):2323-6. PMID: 22687892
Objectives: Precise characterization of viruses present in reservoirs in long-term pretreated patients will be a major issue to consider in the context of viral eradication. We assessed the frequency of...
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Descours B, Avettand-Fenoel V, Blanc C, Samri A, Melard A, Supervie V, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2012 Mar; 54(10):1495-503. PMID: 22441653
Background: The stable immune control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) with protective human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles raises the question of whether and how these alleles...
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Autran B, Descours B, Avettand-Fenoel V, Rouzioux C
Curr Opin HIV AIDS . 2011 Apr; 6(3):181-7. PMID: 21460722
Purpose Of Review: The limitations of life-long antiretroviral therapies for the HIV infection lead to a novel concept of a functional cure developing innovative therapeutic strategies to generate a long-term...
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Beziat V, Descours B, Parizot C, Debre P, Vieillard V
PLoS One . 2010 Aug; 5(8):e11966. PMID: 20700504
Background: Terminal differentiation of NK cells is crucial in maintaining broad responsiveness to pathogens and discriminating normal cells from cells in distress. Although it is well established that KIRs, in...