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Umakant Sharma

University of MiamiORCID 0000-0002-3496-4831Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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HIV Infection and Opioid Treatment Enable the Engraftment of Kaposi Sarcoma-like Tumors into Immunocompetent Mice

Julián Naipauer, Ezequiel Lacunza, Anuj Ahuja, Santas Rosario, Carolina Alejandra Alvarez Canete, Martı́n C. Abba, Ethel Cesarman, Sundaram Ramakrishnan, Enrique A. Mesri, Sabita Roy, Umakant Sharma

This paper shows that KSHV-infected cells can form tumors in immunocompetent mice when pretreated with EcoHIV and morphine, mimicking human KS lesions.

Journal of Medical Virology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology