Research Progress on the Mechanism of the Formation and Maintenance of Latent HIV Reservoirs
After Human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)infection,although antiretroviral therapy can control viral replication effectively,it cannot eliminate HIV completely,This drawback is due mainly to the existence of"latent viral reservoirs",which are the main challenge for the cure of HIV infection.The mechanisms underlying formation and maintenance of latent HIV reservoirs(LHRs)have become research"hotspot"in recent years.Herein,we discuss the formation mechanism of LHRs from the perspective of the metabolism of HIV RNA,we analyzed the maintenance mechanism of LHRs from the aspect of cellular clonal expansion,we conducted a systematic review of research progress of curing LHRs by the pathways of HIV RNA metabolism and clonal expansion.Our review can provide new ways of thinking for LHRs eradication.