"Trends in Basic and Therapeutic Options in HIV Infection: Towards a Functional Cure" ed. by Ibeh Bartholomew Okechukwu

Practical and informative, the book provides state-of-the-art information on dynamics of HIV distribution, transmission, therapeutic measures and functional cure.

This book is a collection of expert assays on various aspects of HIV prevention, bioresource deployment, microbicides, host antiviral proteins, antiviral drug responses and novel treatment strategies for which there is evident need for scientific focus and review of the current trend.

A visible objective of the book is to provide a wider readership of scientist, clinicians, social workers/HIV caregivers, immunologist, postgraduate students, trainers and vaccine developers an informative and multidisciplinary approach to HIV treatment and intervention strategy by presenting current trends in the development of therapeutic options and its attendant challenges.

Contents
Preface
1 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of HIV Distribution Pattern and Application of Indigenous Bioresources and Microbicides in Expanding Preventive Options
2 HIV Infection — A Sociological Approach to the Prevention of the HIV Pandemic
3 Vertical Transmission of HIV — Medical Diagnosis, Therapeutic Options and Prevention Strategy
4 Inhibition of HIV Replication by Host Cellular Factors
5 Immunological and Haematological Changes in HIV Infection
6 The Impact of Modern Antiretroviral Therapy on Lipid Metabolism of HIV-1 Infected Patients
7 Oxidative Stress, Redox Regulation and Elite Controllers of HIV Infection: Towards a Functional Cure
8 Novel Prospective Treatment Options