How do HIV drugs halt or slow down the conversion process, what this means in terms of T-cells?
Ans) HIV attacks a specific type of immune system cell in the body. It's known as the CD4 helper cell or T cell. Not only does HIV attack CD4 cells, it also uses the cells to make more of the virus. HIV destroys CD4 cells by using their replication machinery to create new copies of the virus.
- When the HIV enzyme reverse transcriptase uses these faulty building blocks, HIV's genetic material cannot be inserted into the healthy cell. Interrupting this process prevents the virus from replicating in CD4 cells.
How do HIV drugs halt or slow down the conversion process, what this means in terms...
In terms of how it replicates and makes protein, what are two things that the HIV virus does differently than human cells? What two types of antiviral drugs target these differences?
7. The HIV protease structure was solved very early in the process of developing anti-HIV drugs. Importantly, the protease was found to be quite similar to proteases like chymotrypsin and trypsin. Compare and contrast the catalytic mechanism and binding properties of chymotrypsin, trypsin, and the HIV protease. Catalitic mechanism chymotryps in this enzyme help digest and works in the intestine to help Break down Large protein molecules
describe the characteristics of virus responsible for respiratory viral infection, herpes infection,CMV, HIV/AIDS. How do drugs used to destroy viruses work to control disease
In your opinion, where should funds be going to if you were trying to reduce HIV/AIDS in the general populace? Explain what could be done to slow down the spread of drug resistant strains.
HIV is a retrovirus (a virus that uses reverse transcriptase). a. What is reverse transcriptase? b. How is a retrovirus different from other viruses? c. How does a retrovirus infect a cell and reproduce itself? 2. Review of the immune system. a. What is a T cell? b. What varieties of T cell exist? How are they functionally different? c. What are their roles in the human body? d. How is each T cell variety differentiated from the others (molecularly)?...
If the conversion of A to B is slow and B to C is fast, what is the rate equation for this reaction? ü i. M + et . HCI + HCI Cl H2O - step 2 step 3 A. rate = K[CH3)2CHCI][H20] B. rate = k[CH3)2CH]*[ H20] C. rate = K[CH3)2CHCI] D. rate = K[CH3)2CH]t
A) HIV functions by infecting healthy CD4+T cells, a type of white blood cell, that are necessary to fight infection. As the virus embeds in a T cell and the immune system produces more of these cells to fight the infection, the virus propagates in an opportunistic manner. Normally, T cells are produced at a rate s and die at a rate d. The virus, when present in the bloodstream as free virus, infect health T cells at a rate...
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HIV/Immunodeficiency A 31-year-old HIV-infected woman presents with severe diarrhea and dizziness. She has long- standing HIV disease and her most recent CD4 count was 24 cells/mm3. For approximately 2 years, she has not taken any medications related to her HIV disease. The diarrhea began about 10 days ago and now she is having 10 to 15 watery stools per day, abdominal cramping, and nausea. Physical examination shows a thin female with a temperature of 38.1℃ blood pressure of 86/60 mmHg,...
1. Describe how some sulfonamide drugs exert their therapeutic effect. 2. Describe the historical milestones in the development of penicillin as the first antibiotic drug. 3. If a patient is allergic to amoxicillin, what category of antibiotic drugs could also cause an allergic reaction? 4. What is the consequence of the over-prescription of antibiotic drugs and the use of antibiotic drugs in animal feed? 5. How does the HIV virus reproduce in the body and how do antiretroviral drugs kill...