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List of works by Paolo Lusso

A multiplex calibrated real-time PCR assay for quantitation of DNA of EBV-1 and 2.

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A new antigen scanning strategy for monitoring HIV-1 specific T-cell immune responses

scientific article published on 22 September 2011

A relapsing inflammatory syndrome and active human herpesvirus 8 infection

scientific article

Additional evidence that pityriasis rosea is associated with reactivation of human herpesvirus-6 and -7.

scientific article

Alpha-defensins block the early steps of HIV-1 infection: interference with the binding of gp120 to CD4.

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Broad-spectrum inhibition of HIV-1 by a monoclonal antibody directed against a gp120-induced epitope of CD4.

scientific article

Calibrated real-time PCR assay for quantitation of human herpesvirus 8 DNA in biological fluids.

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Calibrated real-time polymerase chain reaction for specific quantitation of HHV-6A and HHV-6B in clinical samples.

scientific article published on 4 February 2013

Calibration Technologies for Correct Determination of Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-8 Antiviral Drug Susceptibilities by Use of Real-Time-PCR-Based Assays

scientific article published on June 1, 2013

Characterization of HIV-1 entry inhibitors with broad activity against R5 and X4 viral strains

scientific article

Chemokines and HIV: The First Close Encounter

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Chemokines as natural HIV antagonists

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Classification of HHV-6A and HHV-6B as distinct viruses.

scientific article published on 6 November 2013

Clinical significance of HIV-1 coreceptor usage

scientific article published on January 27, 2011

Combinatorial Optimization of a CD4-Mimetic Miniprotein and Cocrystal Structures with HIV-1 gp120 Envelope Glycoprotein

scientific article

Corrigendum: Quaternary contact in the initial interaction of CD4 with the HIV-1 envelope trimer

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Critical role of the N-loop and beta1-strand hydrophobic clusters of RANTES-derived peptides in anti-HIV activity

scientific article published on 26 October 2006

Cryptic nature of a conserved, CD4-inducible V3 loop neutralization epitope in the native envelope glycoprotein oligomer of CCR5-restricted, but not CXCR4-using, primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains

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Detection of human herpesvirus 6 and human papillomavirus 16 in cervical carcinoma.

scientific article published in December 1994

Development of a Human Herpesvirus 6 Species-Specific Immunoblotting Assay

scientific article published on January 25, 2012

Differential responses of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to influenza virus and distinct viral pathogens

scientific article

Differentiated human neural stem cells: a new ex vivo model to study HHV-6 infection of the central nervous system.

scientific article published in December 2006

Engineering of Lactobacillus jensenii to secrete RANTES and a CCR5 antagonist analogue as live HIV-1 blockers

scientific article

Enhancement of anti-HIV-1 activity by hot spot evolution of RANTES-derived peptides

scientific article published on December 2012

Expression of CD4 on human peripheral blood neutrophils.

scientific article

Functional Anatomy of the Trimer Apex Reveals Key Hydrophobic Constraints That Maintain the HIV-1 Envelope Spike in a Closed State

scientific article published in 2021

Glycosylation, hypogammaglobulinemia, and resistance to viral infections

scientific article

HHV-6 and the immune system: mechanisms of immunomodulation and viral escape

scientific article published on December 2006

HHV-6B infection, T-cell reconstitution, and graft-vs-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

HHV-8 DNA replication correlates with the clinical status in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma

scientific article

HIV and chemokines: implications for therapy and vaccine

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HIV and the chemokine system: 10 years later

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Human Herpesvirus 6 and Measles Virus Employ Distinct CD46 Domains for Receptor Function

scientific article (publication date: 18 October 2002)

Human herpesvirus 6 infects cervical epithelial cells and transactivates human papillomavirus gene expression

scientific article published on February 1994

Human herpesvirus 6A accelerates AIDS progression in macaques

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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8/KSHV) and hematologic malignancies

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IL-7 induces expression and activation of integrin α4β7 promoting naive T-cell homing to the intestinal mucosa

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Identification of the platelet-derived chemokine CXCL4/PF-4 as a broad-spectrum HIV-1 inhibitor

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Improvement of antibody functionality by structure-guided paratope engraftment

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Infection with hepatitis C virus depends on TACSTD2, a regulator of claudin-1 and occludin highly downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma.

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

Inhibition of CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 infection by lipopolysaccharide: evidence of different mechanisms in macrophages and T lymphocytes

scientific article published on June 2002

Inhibition of HIV-1 Infection by Human α-Defensin-5, a Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Genital and Intestinal Mucosae

scientific article published on September 27, 2012

Integrin α4β7 in HIV-1 infection: A critical review

scientific article published on 09 April 2020

Interdomain Stabilization Impairs CD4 Binding and Improves Immunogenicity of the HIV-1 Envelope Trimer

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Interleukin 7 reduces the levels of spontaneous apoptosis in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from HIV-1-infected individuals

scholarly article

International network for comparison of HIV neutralization assays: the NeutNet report

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Intraprotomer masking of third variable loop (V3) epitopes by the first and second variable loops (V1V2) within the native HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimer

scientific article published on November 29, 2011

Molecular engineering of RANTES peptide mimetics with potent anti-HIV-1 activity.

scientific article

Molecular study of human herpesvirus 6 and 8 involvement in coronary atherosclerosis and coronary instability

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Nef-specific CD45RA+ CD8+ T cells secreting MIP-1beta but not IFN-gamma are associated with nonprogressive HIV-1 infection.

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Pathogenic effects of human herpesvirus 6 in human lymphoid tissue ex vivo

scientific article published in August 2003

Protein-based HIV-1 microbicides

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Quaternary contact in the initial interaction of CD4 with the HIV-1 envelope trimer

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial infections and quantitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis load by two real-time calibrated PCR assays

scientific article published on October 2003

Rational design of a CD4 mimic that inhibits HIV-1 entry and exposes cryptic neutralization epitopes

scientific article published on 16 December 2002

Rational design of novel HIV-1 entry inhibitors by RANTES engineering

scientific article published on 10 January 2008

Reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection in patients with connective tissue diseases

scientific article published on 09 June 2009

Recent developments in animal models for human herpesvirus 6A and 6B

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Selective reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 in patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases.

scientific article published on November 2013

Sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin-7 interacts with HIV-1 gp120 and facilitates infection of CD4pos T cells and macrophages

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Structural Constraints at the Trimer Apex Stabilize the HIV-1 Envelope in a Closed, Antibody-Protected Conformation

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Structural Determinants for the Selective Anti-HIV-1 Activity of the All-β Alternative Conformer of XCL1.

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

The CD8-derived chemokine XCL1/lymphotactin is a conformation-dependent, broad-spectrum inhibitor of HIV-1.

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The intracellular detection of MIP-1beta enhances the capacity to detect IFN-gamma mediated HIV-1-specific CD8 T-cell responses in a flow cytometric setting providing a sensitive alternative to the ELISPOT.

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The superior folding of a RANTES analogue expressed in lactobacilli as compared to mammalian cells reveals a promising system to screen new RANTES mutants.

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Treatment with IL-7 prevents the decline of circulating CD4+ T cells during the acute phase of SIV infection in rhesus macaques

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Tyrosine-sulfated V2 peptides inhibit HIV-1 infection via coreceptor mimicry.

scientific article published on 26 June 2016

Unsung Hero Robert C. Gallo

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Viral interactions in human lymphoid tissue: Human herpesvirus 7 suppresses the replication of CCR5-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 via CD4 modulation

scientific article published on 25 October 2006

Virion incorporation of integrin α4β7 facilitates HIV-1 infection and intestinal homing

scientific article published on May 2017