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ReviewTheranostics2026

Searching for a HIV-1 Cure.

Chen Zhang, Bharat N Chaudhary, Mohammad Uzair Ali, Mary G Heser, Swara S Patel, Xiaoqing Du, Soumya S Dey, R Lee Mosley, Sudipta Panja, Howard E Gendelman

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In one paragraph

Review in Theranostics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Chen ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Bharat N ChaudharyDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Mohammad Uzair AliDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Mary G HeserDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Swara S PatelDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Xiaoqing DuDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Soumya S DeyDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
R Lee MosleyDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Sudipta PanjaDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.
Howard E GendelmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA 68198-5880.

Funding

Therapeutics Core (Page 286)P30MH062261 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI FOX, HOWARD S · 2000 to 2021
$37.7M
Targeted Neuro Protection of HIV-1 Associated Neurologic DiseaseP01MH064570 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GELBARD, HARRIS A · 2001 to 2014
$19.4M
Pharmacokinetics and Drug-Drug InteractionsP01DA028555 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GENDELMAN, HOWARD E · 2010 to 2019
$16.8M
Neuroprotective Immunity and HIV DementiaR01NS034239 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Howard E Gendelman, R Lee Mosley · 1995 to 2026
$12.3M
Nanomedicine and NeuroAIDSR01NS036126 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GENDELMAN, HOWARD E · 1997 to 2017
$5.7M
MR-guided focused ultrasound to eradicate CNS viral reservoirs and promote neurogenesis in the HIV-infected brainDP1DA053719 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI LINDA CHANG · 2021 to 2026
$5.4M
Targeted lipid nanoparticles for gene therapeutics delivery approach to eradicating HIV reservoirsR01MH121402 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Benson Edagwa, Howard E Gendelman · 2019 to 2026
$4.9M
HIV-1DetectionandEliminationFrom CNS Mononuclear PhagocytesR01NS126089 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GENDELMAN, HOWARD E, GORANTLA, SANTHI · 2021 to 2025
$3.5M
Impact of drugs of abuse on HIV brain reservoirs and HAND in humanized microglia miceR01DA054535 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GORANTLA, SANTHI · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
NIDA NIH HHS DP1 DA053719NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA028555NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA054535NIMH NIH HHS P01 MH064570NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH062261NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH121402NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS034239NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS036126NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in stem cell transplantation, broadly neutralizing antibodies, ultra-long-acting antiretroviral drugs, therapeutic vaccines, cell engineering, gene therapy, and immune-based molecular therapies have highlighted efforts to cure human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). However, none of these are durable. The challenges to achieve complete viral eradication include durability, accessibility, delivery, off-target effects, and practicality. All approaches, including combinatorial therapies with ultra-long-acting antiretrovirals, broadly neutralizing antibodies, or latency-reversing agents, which reduce reservoir size and achieve durable viral suppression, are discussed. These include key translational insights for clinical relevance. Among these, gene-editing technologies have shown promise in disrupting proviral DNA and delivering targeted therapies by targeting latent reservoirs and host viral receptors. This review examines the scientific, clinical, and ethical considerations, focusing on direct viral excision and co-receptor editing as key strategies for a viral cure.

Indexed as

Anti-HIV AgentsHIV-1HIV InfectionsAnimalsGene EditingGenetic TherapyHumansVirus LatencyAnti-HIV AgentsCCR5CD4Combination antiretroviral therapyCRISPRCRISPR-Cas9CXCR4Gene DeliveryHIV-1 replicationHIV-1 suppressionViral resistance

Identifiers

PMID41424846
PMCPMC12712796

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