Philippe Van De Perrean MD, PhD

Dr. De Perrean is currently Professor at University Montpellier 1, Head of Department Bacteriology-Virology, University Teaching Hospital (CHRU) Montpellier, Director INSERM U 1058 "Infection by HIV and by agents with mucocutaneous tropism: from pathogenesis to prevention". He is specialized in Medicine, Biology, HIV, Mucosae, viral interactions, pathogenesis, prevention.

His publications are as follows:
Tuaillon E & Valéa D, Becquart P, Al Tabaa Y, Meda N, Bolloré K, Van de Perre P, Vendrell JP. Human milk-derived B cells: a highly activated switched memory cell population primed to secrete antibodies. J Immunol 2009; 182: 7155-62.
Van de Perre P, Nagot N, Foulongne V, Ouedraogo A, Konate I, Huraux JM, Mayaud P and Segondy M. Herpes simplex virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus: deciphering a viral synergy. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2008; 8: 490-7.
Nagot N, Ouedraogo A, Foulongne V, Konate I, Weiss HA, Vergne L, Defer MC, Djagbare D, Sanon A, Andonaba JB, Becquart P, Segondy M, Vallo R, Sawadogo A, Van de Perre P, Mayaud P. Reductions in genital and systemic HIV-1 RNA in coinfected women with Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) suppressive therapy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 790-9.
Becquart P, Petitjean G, Al Tabaa Y, Valéa D, Huguet MF, Tuaillon E, Meda N, Vendrell JP and Van de Perre P. Detection of a large T cell reservoir able to replicate HIV-1 actively in breast milk. AIDS 2006; 20: 1453-5.
Manigart O, Crépin M, Leroy V, Meda N, Valéa D, Janoff E, Rouet F, Dequae Merchadoux L, Dabis F, Rouzioux C, and Van de Perre P for the DITRAME Study Group. Effect of perinatal zidovudine prophylaxis on the evolution of cell-free HIV-1 in breast milk and on postnatal transmission. J Infect Dis 2004; 190:1422-8.
Van de Perre P. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 : the “ all mucosal ” hypothesis as a predominant mechanism of transmission. AIDS 1999; 13: 1133-38.