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Cristian Apetrei

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1 Severe depletion of mucosal CD4+ T cells in AIDS-free simian immunodeficiency virus-infected sooty mangabeys. J Immunol 2007 3.71
2 Acute loss of intestinal CD4+ T cells is not predictive of simian immunodeficiency virus virulence. J Immunol 2007 3.24
3 Antiinflammatory profiles during primary SIV infection in African green monkeys are associated with protection against AIDS. J Clin Invest 2005 3.08
4 Toward an AIDS vaccine: lessons from natural simian immunodeficiency virus infections of African nonhuman primate hosts. Nat Med 2009 2.41
5 Paucity of CD4+CCR5+ T cells is a typical feature of natural SIV hosts. Blood 2006 2.40
6 Going wild: lessons from naturally occurring T-lymphotropic lentiviruses. Clin Microbiol Rev 2006 2.28
7 Low levels of SIV infection in sooty mangabey central memory CD⁴⁺ T cells are associated with limited CCR5 expression. Nat Med 2011 2.08
8 Simian immunodeficiency virus SIVagm.sab infection of Caribbean African green monkeys: a new model for the study of SIV pathogenesis in natural hosts. J Virol 2006 2.05
9 CD8+ lymphocytes control viral replication in SIVmac239-infected rhesus macaques without decreasing the lifespan of productively infected cells. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.99
10 The AIDS resistance of naturally SIV-infected sooty mangabeys is independent of cellular immunity to the virus. Blood 2006 1.94
11 Coagulation biomarkers predict disease progression in SIV-infected nonhuman primates. Blood 2012 1.91
12 Into the wild: simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in natural hosts. Trends Immunol 2008 1.86
13 Cutting edge: Experimentally induced immune activation in natural hosts of simian immunodeficiency virus induces significant increases in viral replication and CD4+ T cell depletion. J Immunol 2008 1.82
14 CD4 downregulation by memory CD4+ T cells in vivo renders African green monkeys resistant to progressive SIVagm infection. Nat Med 2009 1.81
15 Downregulation of robust acute type I interferon responses distinguishes nonpathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection of natural hosts from pathogenic SIV infection of rhesus macaques. J Virol 2010 1.79
16 Island biogeography reveals the deep history of SIV. Science 2010 1.72
17 Classic AIDS in a sooty mangabey after an 18-year natural infection. J Virol 2004 1.66
18 High levels of SIVmnd-1 replication in chronically infected Mandrillus sphinx. Virology 2003 1.63
19 Mucosal immune dysfunction in AIDS pathogenesis. AIDS Rev 2008 1.55
20 Short-lived infected cells support virus replication in sooty mangabeys naturally infected with simian immunodeficiency virus: implications for AIDS pathogenesis. J Virol 2008 1.51
21 Lessons learned from the natural hosts of HIV-related viruses. Annu Rev Med 2009 1.50
22 Simian immunodeficiency virus SIVagm dynamics in African green monkeys. J Virol 2008 1.49
23 Impact of viral factors on very early in vivo replication profiles in simian immunodeficiency virus SIVagm-infected African green monkeys. J Virol 2005 1.48
24 A novel CCR5 mutation common in sooty mangabeys reveals SIVsmm infection of CCR5-null natural hosts and efficient alternative coreceptor use in vivo. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.48
25 Paucity of CD4+ CCR5+ T cells may prevent transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus in natural nonhuman primate hosts by breast-feeding. J Virol 2008 1.44
26 High levels of viral replication contrast with only transient changes in CD4(+) and CD8(+) cell numbers during the early phase of experimental infection with simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmnd-1 in Mandrillus sphinx. J Virol 2002 1.42
27 Sequence analysis of the GP, NP, VP40 and VP24 genes of Ebola virus isolated from deceased, surviving and asymptomatically infected individuals during the 1996 outbreak in Gabon: comparative studies and phylogenetic characterization. J Gen Virol 2002 1.33
28 AIDS in african nonhuman primate hosts of SIVs: a new paradigm of SIV infection. Curr HIV Res 2009 1.25
29 Noninvasive detection of new simian immunodeficiency virus lineages in captive sooty mangabeys: ability to amplify virion RNA from fecal samples correlates with viral load in plasma. J Virol 2003 1.25
30 Simian immunodeficiency viruses replication dynamics in African non-human primate hosts: common patterns and species-specific differences. J Med Primatol 2006 1.22
31 HIV genetic diversity: biological and public health consequences. Curr HIV Res 2007 1.19
32 Early microbial translocation blockade reduces SIV-mediated inflammation and viral replication. J Clin Invest 2014 1.14
33 Primary simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmnd-2 infection in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). J Virol 2006 1.13
34 Where the wild things are: pathogenesis of SIV infection in African nonhuman primate hosts. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2010 1.12
35 In vitro characterization of primary SIVsmm isolates belonging to different lineages. In vitro growth on rhesus macaque cells is not predictive for in vivo replication in rhesus macaques. Virology 2007 1.11
36 Effect of B-cell depletion on viral replication and clinical outcome of simian immunodeficiency virus infection in a natural host. J Virol 2009 1.09
37 Functional cure of SIVagm infection in rhesus macaques results in complete recovery of CD4+ T cells and is reverted by CD8+ cell depletion. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.08
38 Identification of hepatitis B virus subgenotype A3 in rural Gabon. J Med Virol 2006 1.08
39 CD4-like immunological function by CD4- T cells in multiple natural hosts of simian immunodeficiency virus. J Virol 2011 1.07
40 SIVagm infection in wild African green monkeys from South Africa: epidemiology, natural history, and evolutionary considerations. PLoS Pathog 2013 1.05
41 Mucosal simian immunodeficiency virus transmission in African green monkeys: susceptibility to infection is proportional to target cell availability at mucosal sites. J Virol 2012 1.04
42 AIDS as a zoonosis? Confusion over the origin of the virus and the origin of the epidemics. J Med Primatol 2004 1.03
43 Cloning and analysis of sooty mangabey alternative coreceptors that support simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsmm entry independently of CCR5. J Virol 2011 1.02
44 Distinct evolutionary pressures underlie diversity in simian immunodeficiency virus and human immunodeficiency virus lineages. J Virol 2012 1.00
45 Simian immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (SIV mnd 1 and 2) have different pathogenic potentials in rhesus macaques upon experimental cross-species transmission. J Gen Virol 2009 1.00
46 Limited ability of humoral immune responses in control of viremia during infection with SIVsmmD215 strain. Blood 2009 1.00
47 Simian retroviral infections in human beings. Lancet 2004 0.96
48 Reliability of rapid diagnostic tests for HIV variant infection. J Virol Methods 2002 0.96
49 Simian immunodeficiency virus SIVrcm, a unique CCR2-tropic virus, selectively depletes memory CD4+ T cells in pigtailed macaques through expanded coreceptor usage in vivo. J Virol 2009 0.95
50 Factors associated with siman immunodeficiency virus transmission in a natural African nonhuman primate host in the wild. J Virol 2014 0.94
51 Kinetics of myeloid dendritic cell trafficking and activation: impact on progressive, nonprogressive and controlled SIV infections. PLoS Pathog 2013 0.93
52 Interleukin-21 combined with ART reduces inflammation and viral reservoir in SIV-infected macaques. J Clin Invest 2015 0.93
53 Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based west Nile vaccine elicits strong humoral and cellular immune responses and protects mice against lethal challenge with the virulent west Nile virus strain LSU-AR01. Vaccine 2008 0.93
54 T regulatory cells: aid or hindrance in the clearance of disease? J Cell Mol Med 2008 0.93
55 Experimental depletion of CD8+ cells in acutely SIVagm-infected African Green Monkeys results in increased viral replication. Retrovirology 2010 0.93
56 Analysis of partial pol and env sequences indicates a high prevalence of HIV type 1 recombinant strains circulating in Gabon. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2002 0.91
57 Phylogenetic characteristics of three new HIV-1 N strains and implications for the origin of group N. AIDS 2004 0.90
58 Conservation of Nef function across highly diverse lineages of SIVsmm. Retrovirology 2009 0.85
59 Isolation of a new HIV-2 group in the US. Retrovirology 2008 0.83
60 Sequence diversity among chimpanzee simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVcpz) suggests that SIVcpzPts was derived from SIVcpzPtt through additional recombination events. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007 0.81
61 Molecular epidemiology of simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in wild and captive sooty mangabeys. J Virol 2005 0.80
62 Vesicular stomatitis virus-simian retrovirus type 2 vaccine protects macaques from detectable infection and B-cell destruction. J Virol 2011 0.79
63 Using the pathogenic and nonpathogenic nonhuman primate model for studying non-AIDS comorbidities. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2015 0.78
64 Characterization of MHC class I alleles in sooty mangabeys as a tool for evaluating cellular immunity in natural hosts of SIV infection. Immunogenetics 2015 0.77
65 Reply to "Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmnd-1 RNA Plasma Viremia after Coinfection or Superinfection with SIVmnd-1 in SIVmnd-2-Infected Mandrills and Vice Versa". J Virol 2012 0.75