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Larisa Y. Poluektova is affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their work covers notable subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Molecular Biology, Virology, and Immunology. Major topics addressed in their research incorporate HIV Research and Treatment, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis C Virus Research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, HIV-related Health Complications and Treatments, and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation.

Poluektova's publication record includes research articles in various scientific journals, with frequent publications in Biomolecules, Biology, and The Journal of Immunology. Other venues where they have contributed include Science Advances and UNC Libraries.

Among recent papers are:

  • CD4+ effector T cells accelerate Alzheimer's disease in mice, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • CRISPR editing of CCR5 and HIV-1 facilitates viral elimination in antiretroviral drug-suppressed virus-infected humanized mice, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Role of alcohol in pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection, 2020, World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Genetically modified mouse models to help fight COVID-19, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • Humanized Mice for Infectious and Neurodegenerative disorders, 2021, Retrovirology

Larisa Y. Poluektova has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Natalia A. Osna
  • Murali Ganesan
  • Howard E. Gendelman
  • Kusum K. Kharbanda
  • Santhi Gorantla

In addition to journal articles, Poluektova has contributed to book publications. One such contribution is to the book titled Emerging Trends and Research in Biological Science Vol. 1, published in 2020 by Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International).

Best Publications

  • Sequential LASER ART and CRISPR Treatments Eliminate HIV-1 in a Subset of Infected Humanized Mice

    Prasanta K. Dash;Rafal Kaminski;Ramona Bella;Hang Su

  • Development of a macrophage-based nanoparticle platform for antiretroviral drug delivery

    Huanyu Dou;Christopher J. Destache;Christopher J. Destache;Christopher J. Destache;Justin R. Morehead;Justin R. Morehead;Justin R. Morehead;R Lee Mosley

  • Inhibition of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) enhances elimination of virus-infected macrophages in an animal model of HIV-1 encephalitis.

    Raghava Potula;Larisa Poluektova;Larisa Poluektova;Larisa Poluektova;Bryan Knipe;Bryan Knipe;Bryan Knipe;Jesse Chrastil;Jesse Chrastil;Jesse Chrastil

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Pathobiology Studied in Humanized BALB/c-Rag2−/−γc−/− Mice

    Santhi Gorantla;Hannah Sneller;Lisa Walters;John G. Sharp

  • CD4+ effector T cells accelerate Alzheimer's disease in mice.

    Jatin Machhi;Pravin Yeapuri;Yaman Lu;Emma Foster

  • Neuroprotective Activities of Sodium Valproate in a Murine Model of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Encephalitis

    Huanyu Dou;Kevin Birusingh;Jill Faraci;Santhi Gorantla

  • Loss of Neuronal Integrity during Progressive HIV-1 Infection of Humanized Mice

    Prasanta K. Dash;Santhi Gorantla;Howard E. Gendelman;Jaclyn Knibbe

  • Long-acting nanoformulated antiretroviral therapy elicits potent antiretroviral and neuroprotective responses in HIV-1-infected humanized mice.

    Prasanta K. Dash;Howard E. Gendelman;Upal Roy;Shantanu Balkundi

  • miR-15a-5p, miR-15b-5p, and miR-16-5p inhibit tumor progression by directly targeting MYCN in neuroblastoma.

    Srinivas Chava;C. Patrick Reynolds;Anup S. Pathania;Santhi Gorantla

  • Creation of a long-acting nanoformulated dolutegravir.

    Brady Sillman;Aditya N. Bade;Prasanta K. Dash;Biju Bhargavan

  • Links between Progressive HIV-1 Infection of Humanized Mice and Viral Neuropathogenesis

    Santhi Gorantla;Edward Makarov;Jennifer Finke-Dwyer;Antonio Castanedo

  • Generation of cytotoxic T cells against virus-infected human brain macrophages in a murine model of HIV-1 encephalitis.

    Larisa Y. Poluektova;David H. Munn;Yuri Persidsky;Howard E. Gendelman

  • A mature macrophage is a principal HIV-1 cellular reservoir in humanized mice after treatment with long acting antiretroviral therapy.

    Mariluz Araínga;Benson Edagwa;R. Lee Mosley;Larisa Y. Poluektova

  • Creation of a nanoformulated cabotegravir prodrug with improved antiretroviral profiles.

    Tian Zhou;Hang Su;Prasanta Dash;Zhiyi Lin

  • CD8+ Cell Depletion Accelerates HIV-1 Immunopathology in Humanized Mice

    Santhi Gorantla;Edward Makarov;Jennifer Finke-Dwyer;Catherine L. Gebhart

  • Rodent models for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

    Santhi Gorantla;Larisa Y Poluektova;Howard Eliot Gendelman

  • Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Lithium in Murine Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Encephalitis

    Huanyu Dou;Brent Ellison;Jennifer Bradley;Alexander Kasiyanov

  • The neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 infection.

    W.E Zink;J Zheng;Y Persidsky;L Poluektova

  • Quantitative magnetic resonance and SPECT imaging for macrophage tissue migration and nanoformulated drug delivery

    Santhi Gorantla;Huanyu Dou;Michael Boska;Chris J. Destache

  • Immune privilege and HIV-1 persistence in the CNS.

    Yuri Persidsky;Larisa Poluektova

  • Macrophage-induced inflammation affects hippocampal plasticity and neuronal development in a murine model of HIV-1 encephalitis.

    Larisa Poluektova;Vakara Meyer;Lisa Walters;Ximena Paez

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard E. Gendelman
Howard E. Gendelman University of Nebraska Medical Center
Harris A. Gelbard
Harris A. Gelbard University of Rochester Medical Center
David H. Munn
David H. Munn Augusta University
Yuri Persidsky
Yuri Persidsky Temple University
Stephen Dewhurst
Stephen Dewhurst University of Rochester
Sanjay B. Maggirwar
Sanjay B. Maggirwar George Washington University
Tatiana K. Bronich
Tatiana K. Bronich University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jialin C. Zheng
Jialin C. Zheng Tongji University
Alexander V. Kabanov
Alexander V. Kabanov University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Samuel Monroe Cohen
Samuel Monroe Cohen University of Nebraska Medical Center

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