Review Article

A Critical Review of the Evidence Concerning the HIV Latency Reversing Effect of Disulfiram, the Possible Explanations for Its Inability to Reduce the Size of the Latent Reservoir In Vivo, and the Caveats Associated with Its Use in Practice

Figure 1

The mechanism of disulfiram activation of HIV transcription. Disulfiram activates the PKB/Akt signalling pathway by depleting PTEN (see Doyon et al. [25]).