Colin Kovacs

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1 Long-term follow-up studies confirm the stability of the latent reservoir for HIV-1 in resting CD4+ T cells. Nat Med 2003 9.75
2 Tim-3 expression defines a novel population of dysfunctional T cells with highly elevated frequencies in progressive HIV-1 infection. J Exp Med 2008 5.94
3 Rapid and durable antiretroviral effect of the HIV-1 Integrase inhibitor raltegravir as part of combination therapy in treatment-naive patients with HIV-1 infection: results of a 48-week controlled study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007 4.67
4 HIV-infected individuals receiving effective antiviral therapy for extended periods of time continually replenish their viral reservoir. J Clin Invest 2005 3.62
5 Rebound of plasma viremia following cessation of antiretroviral therapy despite profoundly low levels of HIV reservoir: implications for eradication. AIDS 2010 3.26
6 Characterization of CD56-/CD16+ natural killer (NK) cells: a highly dysfunctional NK subset expanded in HIV-infected viremic individuals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.80
7 Persistent HIV RNA shedding in semen despite effective antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2009 2.77
8 Relationship between residual plasma viremia and the size of HIV proviral DNA reservoirs in infected individuals receiving effective antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis 2011 2.40
9 Distinct transcriptional profiles in ex vivo CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are established early in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection and are characterized by a chronic interferon response as well as extensive transcriptional changes in CD8+ T cells. J Virol 2007 2.03
10 Decreased survival of B cells of HIV-viremic patients mediated by altered expression of receptors of the TNF superfamily. J Exp Med 2004 2.00
11 Sustained antiretroviral effect of raltegravir after 96 weeks of combination therapy in treatment-naive patients with HIV-1 infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 1.83
12 Characterization of the defective interaction between a subset of natural killer cells and dendritic cells in HIV-1 infection. J Exp Med 2006 1.72
13 CD25+ regulatory T cells isolated from HIV-infected individuals suppress the cytolytic and nonlytic antiviral activity of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells in vitro. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007 1.64
14 HCV-specific T cells in HCV/HIV co-infection show elevated frequencies of dual Tim-3/PD-1 expression that correlate with liver disease progression. Eur J Immunol 2010 1.60
15 Disproportionately high semen shedding of HIV is associated with compartmentalized cytomegalovirus reactivation. J Infect Dis 2005 1.58
16 Immediate versus delayed polyalkylimide gel injections to correct facial lipoatrophy in HIV-positive patients. AIDS 2007 1.47
17 Relationship between the size of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reservoir in peripheral blood CD4+ T cells and CD4+:CD8+ T cell ratios in aviremic HIV-1-infected individuals receiving long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis 2002 1.44
18 Lysis of endogenously infected CD4+ T cell blasts by rIL-2 activated autologous natural killer cells from HIV-infected viremic individuals. PLoS Pathog 2008 1.44
19 Sigmoid Th17 populations, the HIV latent reservoir, and microbial translocation in men on long-term antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2011 1.22
20 Relationship between the frequency of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells and the level of CD38+CD8+ T cells in untreated HIV-infected individuals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.21
21 Mucosal Th17 cell function is altered during HIV infection and is an independent predictor of systemic immune activation. J Immunol 2013 1.18
22 Decreased survival of B cells of HIV-viremic patients mediated by altered expression of receptors of the TNF superfamily. J Exp Med 2004 1.18
23 Effect of antiretroviral therapy on HIV reservoirs in elite controllers. J Infect Dis 2013 1.15
24 Receptor-ligand requirements for increased NK cell polyfunctional potential in slow progressors infected with HIV-1 coexpressing KIR3DL1*h/*y and HLA-B*57. J Virol 2011 1.14
25 HERV-K-specific T cells eliminate diverse HIV-1/2 and SIV primary isolates. J Clin Invest 2012 1.14
26 Coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 is associated with reduced HIV-specific T cell responses and systemic immune activation. J Infect Dis 2008 1.11
27 Antigen-independent induction of Tim-3 expression on human T cells by the common γ-chain cytokines IL-2, IL-7, IL-15, and IL-21 is associated with proliferation and is dependent on the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway. J Immunol 2012 1.10
28 A randomized controlled trial of HIV therapeutic vaccination using ALVAC with or without Remune. AIDS 2011 1.10
29 HIV-specific CD8+ lymphocytes in semen are not associated with reduced HIV shedding. J Immunol 2005 1.09
30 Tim-3 negatively regulates cytotoxicity in exhausted CD8+ T cells in HIV infection. PLoS One 2012 1.07
31 The role of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase signal transduction pathways in CD40 ligand-induced dendritic cell activation and expansion of virus-specific CD8+ T cell memory responses. J Immunol 2004 1.03
32 Enhancing effects of adjuvanted 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A vaccine on memory B-cell responses in HIV-infected individuals. AIDS 2011 1.02
33 Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 escapes from interleukin-2-producing CD4+ T-cell responses without high-frequency fixation of mutations. J Virol 2009 0.99
34 HIV-1 gp120 induces TLR2- and TLR4-mediated innate immune activation in human female genital epithelium. J Immunol 2013 0.96
35 Cooperation of TNF family members CD40 ligand, receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand, and TNF-alpha in the activation of dendritic cells and the expansion of viral specific CD8+ T cell memory responses in HIV-1-infected and HIV-1-uninfected individuals. J Immunol 2003 0.95
36 HIV-specific T-cells accumulate in the liver in HCV/HIV co-infection. PLoS One 2008 0.88
37 Neisseria gonorrhoeae effectively blocks HIV-1 replication by eliciting a potent TLR9-dependent interferon-α response from plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Cell Microbiol 2010 0.87
38 Expression of membrane drug efflux transporters in the sigmoid colon of HIV-infected and uninfected men. J Clin Pharmacol 2013 0.84
39 T cell Activation does not drive CD4 decline in longitudinally followed HIV-infected Elite Controllers. AIDS Res Ther 2011 0.84
40 Human endogenous retrovirus K(HML-2) Gag- and Env-specific T-cell responses are infrequently detected in HIV-1-infected subjects using standard peptide matrix-based screening. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2011 0.84
41 Effect of raltegravir intensification on HIV proviral DNA in the blood and gut mucosa of men on long-term therapy: a randomized controlled trial. AIDS 2012 0.84
42 Clinical impact of double protease inhibitor boosting with lopinavir/ritonavir and amprenavir as part of salvage antiretroviral therapy. HIV Clin Trials 2003 0.84
43 HIV viral shedding in semen: lack of correlation with systemic virus-specific CD8 responses. AIDS 2004 0.82
44 HIV delays IFN-α production from human plasmacytoid dendritic cells and is associated with SYK phosphorylation. PLoS One 2012 0.82
45 Pharmacokinetics of maraviroc, raltegravir, darunavir, and etravirine in the semen of HIV-infected men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013 0.82
46 Endometrial epithelial cell response to semen from HIV-infected men during different stages of infection is distinct and can drive HIV-1-long terminal repeat. AIDS 2012 0.82
47 Short communication: human immunodeficiency virus rebound in blood and seminal plasma following discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2012 0.81
48 Impact of CMV therapy with valganciclovir on immune activation and the HIV viral load in semen and blood: an observational clinical study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014 0.80
49 Immunologic effectiveness of maraviroc- and raltegravir-containing regimens (R+M+) versus raltegravir-based regimens that do not include maraviroc (R+M-). J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 2012 0.80
50 The recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen vaccine in persons with HIV: is seroconversion sufficient for long-term protection? J Infect Dis 2012 0.79
51 Impact of antiretroviral therapy duration and intensification on isolated shedding of HIV-1 RNA in semen. J Infect Dis 2013 0.79
52 The impact of CCL3L1 copy number in an HIV-1-infected white population. AIDS 2010 0.78
53 Concomitant use of an active boosted protease inhibitor with enfuvirtide in treatment-experienced, HIV-infected individuals: recent data and consensus recommendations. HIV Clin Trials 2006 0.78
54 Latent TGF-β1 is compartmentalized between blood and seminal plasma of HIV-positive men and its activation in semen is negatively correlated with viral load and immune activation. Am J Reprod Immunol 2014 0.77
55 Characterization of cross-reactive CD8+ T-cell recognition of HLA-A2-restricted HIV-Gag (SLYNTVATL) and HCV-NS5b (ALYDVVSKL) epitopes in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency and hepatitis C viruses. J Virol 2010 0.77
56 A case of a potential drug interaction between clobazam and etravirine-based antiretroviral therapy. Antivir Ther 2011 0.77
57 Impact of collection method on assessment of semen HIV RNA viral load. PLoS One 2011 0.77
58 Herpes simplex virus type 2 coinfection does not accelerate CD4 count decline in untreated HIV infection. Clin Infect Dis 2013 0.77
59 Long-term efficacy and safety of polyalkylimide gel for the treatment of HIV-associated lipoatrophy. AIDS Care 2009 0.76
60 Antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected elite controllers: impact on gut immunology, microbial translocation, and biomarkers of serious non-AIDS conditions. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014 0.76
61 Four-year follow-up of polyalkylimide gel use for the treatment of HIV-associated lipoatrophy. HIV Clin Trials 2011 0.76
62 Prescribing and using self-injectable antiretrovirals: how concordant are physician and patient perspectives? AIDS Res Ther 2009 0.76
63 Impact of intensified antiretroviral therapy during early HIV infection on gut immunology and inflammatory blood biomarkers: a randomized controlled trial. AIDS 2017 0.75
64 Short communication: HIV type 1 accumulates in influenza-specific T cells in subjects receiving seasonal vaccination in the context of effective antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2012 0.75
65 Recognizing cognitive and psychiatric changes in the post-highly active antiretroviral therapy era. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2012 0.75
66 Triple active antiretroviral regimen including enfuvirtide via the Biojector is effective and safe. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2007 0.75
67 Time to Viremia for Patients Taking their First Antiretroviral Regimen and the Subsequent Resistance Profiles. HIV Clin Trials 2016 0.75