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CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFESSOR ZVI BENTWICH
Place of birth: Jerusalem
Citizenship: Israeli
Family status: Married, August l957: Children - 4 sons, l daughter Wife - Tirza Bentwich - Physician
Education: MD, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School (HUHMS)
Training and Positions l960: Intern, Hadassah University Hospital (HUH) l96l-l963: Flight Surgeon, Captain and Instructor in Aviation Medicine, Israel Air Force l962- l964: Fellow, Aba E. Unger Fund, Department of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, HUHMS
l964: Post-doctoral training, Department of Pathology, HUHMS l965- l968: Residency in Internal Medicine, HUH l969: Research Fellow, Department of Immunology, Section of Tumor Immunology (Prof. David W.Weiss) HUHMS l970: Senior Physician, Dept. of Internal Medicine 'A', HUH 2 l97l: Research training, Department of Chemical Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science( Prof. Michael Sela). l97l- l973: International Fogarty Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, Department of Immunology (Prof. H.G. Kunkell), The Rockefeller University, New York l975-l989: Head, Department of Medicine 'C', Kaplan Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot (HUHMS Teaching Hospital) l975-l980: Head, Unit of Clinical Immunology, Kaplan Hospital l98l-2002 Head, Ruth Ben-Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot l985-2002 Head, AIDS Center, Kaplan Hospital
1989-199l: Head, Division of Medicine, Kaplan Hospital
1996-1998: Head, Division of Medicine, Kaplan Hospital
2002-2009 Chief Scientist, Rosetta Genomics Inc, Rehovot
2006-present Head, Center for Tropical Diseases and AIDS ( CEMTA) Ben Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences 2011-present President, NALA Foundation Inc.
Academic positions l969: Lecturer in Internal Medicine HUHMS 3 l972: Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine HUHMS l976: Associate Professor of Medicine HUHMS l978- l979: Visiting Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California l980-2002 Visiting Scientist, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot l98l:-present Professor of Medicine, HUHMS (since 2002 Emeritus) l985- l986: Visiting Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts l99l- l992: Visiting Professor, McGill AIDS Center, McGill School of Medicine, Montreal, Canada 2001- 2002 Visiting Scientist, NIAID Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, USA 2002-2009 Chief Scientist, Rosetta Genomics Inc, Rehovot
2004-present Professor, Department of Virology and Developmental Biology, Ben Gurion University , Faculty of Health Sciences
Appointments - National l976-l979: Member, Executive Board of Scientific Council, Israel Medical Association l977-l980: Established investigator, Chief Scientist, Israel Ministry of Health 4 l980-l985: Member, Board of Israel Immunological Society l98l-l982: Chairman, Committee for Overall Planning of Medicine in Israel, Ministry of Health l982-l984: Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, General Sick Fund, Israel l982-l985: Member, Committee for Academic Policy HUHMS l982-l985: Member, Grants Committee, HUHMS l983: Member, Committee for the Reorganization of the Labor Sick Fund (Chairman: L. Nagan) l987-l989: Member, Medical Board, Labor Sick Fund l987-l988: Chairman, Grants Committee for Biomedical Sciences, Israel Academy of Sciences l988-l990 Member, National Investigation Committee for the Study of Alternative Medicine l988-l990: Member, Academic Nomination Committee (HUHMS) l990-l993: Member, Board of Israel Society for Internal Medicine l988-l99l: President, Israel Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology l990-1998: Head, Board of Department Chairmen, Kaplan Medical Center 5
l990-present: Member, Israel National AIDS Committee l997-2001 Chairman, Israel Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
2003- 2010 Member, Board of Physicians for Human Rights , Israel 2010- 2012 Chairman, Board of Physicians for Human Rights, Israel 2003-2006 Member, Board of Beta Israel of the Ethiopian Community
Appointments - International l973-l989: Israel's representative on the Committee for Clinical Immunology of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) l98l-l986: Member, Scientific Advisory Board, European Journal of Immunology l982-l987: Member, Editorial Board, Diagnostic Immunology l987-l990: Member, Editorial Board, Laboratory Immunology l987-l989: Deputy Chairman, Committee for Clinical Immunology, IUIS l989-l992: Chairman, Committee for Clinical Immunology, IUIS l99l-2000 Member, Editorial Board, Clinical and Experimental Immunology l99l-1996 Member, Editorial Board, AIDS and Society 6
l994-2000 Member, Editorial Board, Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology
1995-2000 Member, Editorial Board, Complementary Medicine
2001-2010 Member Editorial Board, Homeopathy
2001- Member Editorial Board, Current Drug Targets- Immune, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases.
2002- Visiting Scientist, Office of Clinical Director, NIAID, NIH
2004-2006 Member, Etidorial Board, PLoS Medicine. 2006- Member, Etidorial Board, PLoS NTD
Awards l969 "Best teacher" Award, HUHMS l974 Zwilling's prize for contribution to "Harefuah" l986-87, 1990, Distinguished teacher, HUHMS 1994, 1997, 1998, (Rector’s Award) 1999,2000, , 2002. 2011 Lifetime Award for contribution to Medicine and Medical Science in Israel, by Knesset and Minister of Health 7
Societies
Israel Society of Internal Medicine Israel Society of Immunology Israel Society of Hematology Israel Society of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine Israel Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Israel Society for Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) International Society of Immunopharmacology International AIDS Society American Society of Microbiology American Society of Clinical Immunology 8
List of Publications
1. Bentwich Z. An outbreak of rubella in a military base. Harefuah 64:95-98, l963 (in Hebrew)
2. Ginsburg I, Bentwich Z. Effect of cysteine on formation of streptolysin S by group A streptococci. Proc Soc Exper Biol Med ll7:670-675, l964
3. Ginsburg I, Bentwich Z, Harris TN. Oxygen stable hemolysin of group A streptococci. III. The relationship of the cell bound hemolysin to streptolysin S. J Exper Med l2l:633-646, l965
4. Zlotnick A, Bentwich Z. Immunoglobulins in health and disease. Harefuah 70:357, l966 (in Hebrew)
5. Menczel J, Levy M, Bentwich Z. Insulin resistant diabetes treated with sulfated insulin. Isr J Med 2:764-768, l966
6. Bentwich Z, Seijfers M. Abdominal angina. (Editorial) Harefuah 73:27l-272, l967
7. Zeiri N, Bentwich Z, Boss JH, Ginsburg I, Harris TN. Organ lesions produced in rabbits by group A streptococci and some of their extracellular products. Am J Pathol 5l:35l-37l, l967
8. Bentwich Z, Boss JH, Ginsburg I. Cardiac and muscular lesions in mice and rabbits injected with group A streptococci products. Pathol Microbiol 3l:233-242, l968
9. Ginsburg I, Zilberstein Z, Bentwich Z, Boss JH. Experimental arthritis produced in the rabbit by extracellular products of group A streptococci. Experientia 24:256-257, l968 l0. Bentwich Z, Rosen Z, Ganor Z, Herman G. Chronic rhino- cerebral mucomycosis (phycomycosis) with occlusion of left internal carotid artery. Isr J Med Sci 4:977- 98l, l968 ll. Ginsburg I, Zeiri N, Zilberstein Z, Bentwich Z, Lavi S. Effects of streptolysin S in rabbits. Excerpta Medica Monograph 5:l90-l9l, l968 l2. Ginsburg I, Zeiri N, Bentwich Z, Boss JH, Harris TN. Organ lesions produced in rabbits following the intratonsillar injections of group A streptococci and some of their products. Excerpta Medica Monograph 5:l62-l64, l968 9 l3. Naor D, Bentwich Z, Zhividalli G. Inability of peripheral lymphoid cells of agammaglobulinaemic patients to bind radio- iodinated albumins. Aust J Exper Biol Med Sci 47:759-76l, l969 l4. Eliakim M, Bentwich Z. On the nomenclature of ischemic heart disease. (Editorial) Harefuah 78:560-562, l970 (in Hebrew) l5. Bentwich Z, Eliakim M. Anticoagulant treatment in myocardial infarction. (Editorial) Harefuah 78:558-559, l970 (in Hebrew) l6. Bentwich Z, Cividalli G. Immune deficiency states. (Review) Harefuah 79:225-228, l970 (in Hebrew) l7. Bentwich Z. Carcinoembryogenic antigen. (Review) Harefuah 8l:465-467, l97l (in Hebrew) l8. Bentwich Z, Rosenmann E, Eliakim M. Prevalence of hypertension in renal amyloidosis: correlation with clinical and histological parameters. Am J Med Sci 262:93-l00, l97l l9. Bentwich Z. Factors regulating the immunological response. Harefuah 82:5l8-522, l972 (in Hebrew)
20. Bentwich T, Bentwich Z. Obesity: background and treatment. Harefuah 82:326-329, l972 (in Hebrew)
2l. Bentwich Z, Weiss DW, Sulitzeanu D, Kedar E, Izak G, Cohen I, Eyal Z. Antigenic changes on the surface of lymphocytes from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Cancer Res 32:l375-l383, l972
22. Winchester RJ, Siegal FP, Bentwich Z, Kunkel HG. Alteration in the proportion of B and T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis joint fluids with low complement and increased complexes. Arth Rheum l6:l38-l39, l973
23. Bentwich Z, Douglas SD, Siegal FP, Kunkel HG. Human lymphocytes sheep erythrocytes rosette formation: some characteristics of the interaction. Clin Immunol Immunopathol l:5ll-522, l973
24. Dickler HB, Siegal FP, Bentwich Z, Kunkel HG. Lymphocyte binding of aggregated IgG and surface Ig staining in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Clin Exp Immunol l4:97-l06, l973
25. Haran-Ghera N, Ben-Yaakov M, Peled A, Bentwich Z. Immune status of SJL/J mice in relation to age and spontaneous tumor development. J Natl Can Inst 50:l227-l235, l973 10
26. Shearer GM, Moses E, Haran-Ghera N, Bentwich Z. Cellular analysis of virus- induced immunosuppression. J Immunol ll0:736-74l, l973
27. Bentwich Z, Kunkel HG. Specific properties of human B and T lymphocytes and alteration in diseases. Transpl Rev l6:29-50, l973
28. Bentwich Z, Douglas SD, Skutelsky E and Kunkel HG. Sheep red cell binding to human lymphocytes treated with neuraminidase: enhancement of T-cell binding and identification of a sub- population of B-cells. J Exper Med l37:l532-l537, l973
29. Polliack A, Lampen N, Clarkson BD, de Harven E, Bentwich Z, Kunkel HG. Identification of human B and T lymphocytes by scanning electron microscopy. J Exper Med l38:607-624, l973
30. Wernet P, Siegal FP, Dickler H, Bentwich Z, Fu S, Kunkel HG. B and T cells in various disease states: immature B cells in the blood of certain patients with immune deficiency. In: Advances in the Biosciences l2:l69-l84, l973
3l. Bentwich Z. Identification of human lymphoid populations. Harefuah 86:4l9-420, l974 (in Hebrew)
32. Polliack A, Fu S, Douglas SD, Bentwich Z, Lampen N, de Harven E. Scanning electron microscopy of human lymphocyte sheep erythrocyte rosettes. J Exper Med l40:l46-l58, l974
33. Polliack A, Siegal FP, Fu S, Winchester R, Bentwich Z, Clarkson BD and de Harven H. Scanning electron microscopy of human leukemia lymphocytes. Clin Res 22:40l- 402, l974
34. Winchester RJ, Winfield JB, Siegel F, Wernet P, Bentwich Z, Kunkel HG. Analyses of lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: occurrence of interfering cold-reactive antilymphocyte antibodies. J Clin Invest 54:l082-l092, l974
35. Bentwich Z, Cohen R, Brautbar C. Lymphocyte blocking factors in Hodgkin's disease. In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 66:685-690, l975
36. Ben Bassat H, Goldblum T, Mitrani S, Cohen R, Bentwich Z, Goldblum N. Concanavalin A receptor and other cell surface and antigenic characteristics of continuous lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from patients with Hodgkin's disease and other malignant lymphomas. Prog Med Virol 2l:l77-l87, l975
37. Bentwich T and Bentwich Z. Evaluation of the health services in the Yehuda district and suggestion for their improvement. Harefuah 89:4l9-423, l975 (in Hebrew)
38. Bentwich Z, Shani A. Perspectives of tumor immunology. Harefuah 90:558-560, l976 (in Hebrew) 11
39. Bentwich Z. Human T and B lymphocytes in health and disease. Yearbook of Kupat Holim 5:80-84, l976 (in Hebrew)
40. Natvig JB, Lambert PH, Bentwich Z, Bloch K et al. Clinical Immunology (Report of the Committee on Clinical Immunology of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). Scand J Immunol 5:l-7, l976
4l. Doljanski F, Ben-Sasson S, Shaviv R, Slavin S, Bentwich Z. Cell volume regulation in normal and leukemic human lymphocytes. Blood 46:89l-899, l976
42. Bentwich Z, Douglas SD and Polliack A. Surface markers and other characteristics of the lymphocyte in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (Review). Isr J Med Sci l2:304- 324, l976
43. Shani A, Bentwich Z. Fats, cholesterol and diet in relaxation to tumors of the colon. Harefuah 9l:l44-l46, l976 (in Hebrew)
44. Ben-Bassat H, Goldblum N, Goldblum T, Mitrani S, Joffey JM, Bentwich Z, Cohen MM. Establishment in continuous culture of a new type of lymphocyte from a "Burkitt-like" malignant lymphoma (Line DG-75). Int J Cancer l9:27-33, l977
45. Zipori D, Shani A, Burstein R, Cohen A, Haimovich J, Efrati P, Bentwich Z. Characterization of human lymphatic leukemia: T and B cell proliferations. Isr J Med Sci l3:753-757, l977
46. Hofman F, Cohen A, Zipori D, Burstein R, Bentwich Z, Haimovich J. Binding of F(ab)'2 of normal human IgG to human lymphocytes. J Immunol ll9:2209-22ll, l977
47. Polliack MR, Adler-Scherzer V, Bentwich Z, Efrati P, Feldman S, Kszypow B, Mowogrodsky M, Prywes M, Sandler J, Ser I. The organization of medical services in the community clinics. (Report of a commission). The Family Physician 6 (Suppl.): l-23, l977
48. Hellerstein S, Bentwich Z. Medical day care in Kaplan Hospital. Yearbook of Kupat Holim 7:90-97, l978
49. Zipori D, Burstein R, Cohen A, Bentwich Z. Sharp decrease of immunoglobulin bearing lymphocytes during the acute phase of infectious mononucleosis. Harefuah 94:l06, l978 (in Hebrew)
50. Bartal A, Bentwich Z, Manny N, Izak G. The ethnic distribution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Israel. Acta Haematol 60:l6l-l7l, l978
5l. Bentwich Z, Talpaz M. Duration of hospitalization and convalescence of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Harefuah 96:l33-l34, l979 (in Hebrew) 12
52. Talpaz M, Bentwich Z. Early ambulation after acute myocardial infarction. Harefuah 96:l60-l6l, l979 (in Hebrew)
53. Bentwich Z. The lymphocyte and its function in the immune response. Family Physician 8:496-500, l979 (in Hebrew)
54. Peled A, Ben-Yaacov M, Brami S, Bentwich Z, Haran-Ghera N. The effect of lymphoreticular neoplasms on the age-dependent increase of antinuclear antibodies. J Clin Lab Immunol 2:255-260, l979
55. Tartakovsky B, Segal S, Shani A, Hellerstein S, Weinstein Y, Bentwich Z. Segregation of human peripheral blood lymphocytes according to their affinity for insolubilized histamine: principal differences between males and females. Clin Exp Immunol 38:l66-l74, l979
56. Tartakovsky B, Segal S, Shani A, Hellerstein S, Weinstein Y, Bentwich Z. Sex- associated differences in histamine receptor bearing human lymphocytes. In: JA Kaplan, ed. "The Molecular Basis of Immune Cell Function". Elsevier/North Holland, Amsterdam, pp. 274-280, l979
57. Schattner A, Geltner D, Bentwich Z. Inflammatory bowel disease as a manifestation of pernicious anemia. Harefuah 98:304-306, l980 (in Hebrew)
58. Golan DR, Gelhar A, Pick IS, Weiss C, Bentwich Z. A longitudinal clinical study and laboratory survey of SLE. Harefuah 98:242-245, l980 (in Hebrew)
59. Bentwich Z, Geltner D (in a cooperative study). An open non-comparative multicenter trial of Diclofenol in rheumatic diseases. Harefuah 99:6l-63, l980 (in Hebrew)
60. Katz D, Bentwich Z, Eshhar N, Lowy I, Mozes E. Immune response potential to (T,G)-A-L of human T-cells of different donors. Proc Natl Acad Sci 78:4505-4509, l98l
6l. Hirschberg A, Bentwich Z. Evaluation of nonurgent medical care in the Emergency Room. Harefuah l00:39-4l, l98l (in Hebrew)
62. Hirschberg A, Bentwich Z. Evaluation of referral letters to the General Emergency Room. Harefuah l0l:273-276, l98l (in Hebrew)
63. Dottan S, Bentwich Z. Fever of unknown origin: high incidence of undiagnosed cases. Harefuah l0l:l0, l98l (in Hebrew)
64. Shani A, Weisman Z, Cohen Z, Amruch D, Cohen O, Nissim F, Shindel A, Sela A, Rosen A, Modan M, Bentwich Z. The value of the leukocyte adherence inhibition 13
test (LAI) in the diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma and its relation to carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Harefuah l0l:24l-243, l98l (in Hebrew)
65. Aviel A, Ostfeld E, Bentwich Z, Burstein R, Marshak G. Etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of Bell's palsy. Harefuah l00:578-58l, l98l (in Hebrew)
66. Bentwich Z, Bianco N, Jaeger L, Houba V, Lambert PH, Knapp W, Rose N, Seligmann M, Thompson R, Torrigiani G, de Weck A. Use and abuse of laboratory tests in clinical immunology: critical considerations of eight widely used diagnostic procedures. Report of a IUIS/WHO working group. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 24:l22-l38, l982
67. Bentwich Z, Fahey J, Gupta R, Golub S, Chia D, Barnett E. Comparison of assays for circulating immune complexes in human disease. In: I Machtey, ed. "Progress in Rheumatology", Wright-PSG, Littleton, Mass. USA, p. 236-240, l982
68. Talmon Y, Bentwich Z. Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in an Israeli population. In: I Machtey, ed. "Progress in Rheumatology", Wright-PSG, Littleton, Mass. USA, p. 24l-244, l982
69. Mozes E, Katz D, Bentwich Z, Brautbar C, Lifshitz T, Apte RN. Human (T,G)-A-L specific helper factors possess VH as well as DR determinants. In: A Khan and NO Hill, eds. "Human Lymphokines", Academic Press, Inc. p. 29l, l982
70. Katz D, Suez D, Bentwich Z, Brautbar C, Lifshitz T, Mozes E. Genetic regulation of the immune response to (T,G)-A-L in the human. In: A Khan and NO Hill, eds. "Human Lymphokines", Academic Press, Inc. p. 56l-570, l982
7l. Shalev Y, Bentwich Z. Arthritis in neoplastic diseases. Family Physician ll:24-26, l982 (in Hebrew)
72. Heijen CJ, Uytde Haag F, Pot K, Bentwich Z, Ziejst BA, Ballieux RE. III. T-cell helper and suppressor factor: Structural characteristics. Ann d'Immunol 133D:221- 234, l982
73. Aviel A, Ostfeld E, Burstein R, Marshak G, Bentwich Z. Peripheral blood T and B lymphocyte subpopulations in Bell's palsy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 92:l87-l9l, l983
74. Levy S, Hellerstein S, Bentwich Z. Medical day care unit in a general hospital. Harefuah 105:178-183, 1983 (in Hebrew)
75. Varon D, Geltner D, Schattner A, Coslovski R, Bentwich Z. Budd Chiari syndrome in a patient with Behcet's disease. Harefuah 104:91, 1983 (in Hebrew)
76. Schattner A, Shani A, Talpaz M, Bentwich Z. Rheumatoid factors in the sera of patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma. Cancer 52:2156-2161, 1983 14
77. Katz D, Brautbar C, Bentwich Z, Mozes E. Genetically regulated human (T,G)-A-L specific helper T-cell replacing factors possess HLA-DR and VH determinants. Human Immunol 7:217-227, 1983
78. Berner Y, Berrebi A, Green L, Handzel ZT, Bentwich Z. Erythroblastopenia in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Acta Hematol 70:273, 1983
79. Mozes E, Katz D, Suez D, Apte RN, Bentwich Z, Brautbar C. Human (T,G)-A-L Specific helper factors. In: S. Cohen and J. Oppenheim, eds. "Interleukins, Lymphokines and Cytokines". Acad Press, NY. pp. 227-235, 1983
80. Gazitt Y, Bentwich Z, Shani A. Reactivity of purified GP40 antigen with antibodies from sera of patients with colorectal cancer: a follow-up study. Int J Cancer 32:537-541, 1983
81. Kotkes P,Weissman Z, Mozes E, Bentwich Z. An improved microculture hemolytic
spot assay for the study of carrier specific antibody responses. J Immunol Meth 74:273-281, 1984
82. Shalev Y, Berrebi A, Levin S, Green L, Schattner A, Frumkin A, Hurwitz N, Hahn T, Bentwich Z. Progressive cutaneous herpes simplex infection in acute myeloblastic leukemia: successful treatment with interferon and small doses of cytosin arabinoside (ARA-C). Arch Dermatol 120:922-926, l984
83. Levi S, Bentwich Z. Periodic screening for early detection of disease. Harefuah 106:522-525, 1984
84. Berner Y, Bentwich Z. Education for humanistic approach in medicine. Harefuah 107:99-100, l984 (in Hebrew)
85. Eisenberg S, Yitzchak O, Schattner A, Bentwich Z. Unusual dyslipoproteinemia in a patient with primary systemic amyloidosis and nephrotic syndrome. Role of Excessive cholesterol synthesis. Isr J Med Sci 20:224-231, l984
86. Berner Y, Handzel ZT, Pecht M, Trainin N, Bentwich Z. Attempted treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with Thymic Humoral Factor (THF). Isr J Med Sci 20:1195-1196, l984
87. Handzel ZT, Galili-Weisstub E, Burstein R, Berner Y, Pecht M, Netzer L, Trainin N, Barzilai N, Levin S, Bentwich Z. Immune derangements in asymptomatic male homosexuals:A pre-AIDS condition? Ann NY Acad Sci 437:549-553, l984
88. Brautbar C, Katz D, Bentwich Z, Mosez E. Genetic control of HLA-linked immune responsiveness to synthetic polypeptides in healthy individuals and patients with 15
autoimmune diseases. In: Albert & Mayr, eds. "Histocompati- bility Testing". Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 612-615, l984
89. Handzel ZT, Burstein Y, Buchner V, Pecht M, Netzer L, Bentwich Z, Burstein R, Segal O, Berner Y, Levin S, Trainin N. Anti- viral properties of Thymic Humoral Factor (THF) and other thymic hormones. Clin Immunol Newsletter 6:68-71, l985.
90. Assael M, Abramovich Y, Handzel ZT, Berner Y, Bentwich Z. Epidemic of acquired immune deficiency (AIDS) triggering psychotic psychgenic reactions. Harefuah 108:431-433, l985 (in Hebrew)
9l. Bentwich Z, Handzel ZT. Update on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).Harefuah 108:464-467, l985 (in Hebrew)
92. Levin S, Hahn T, Handzel ZT, Bergman V, Barzilai N, Myer R, Tinowitz M, Galili-Weisstub E, Bentwich Z. Activated interferon system in healthy homosexuals. Antiviral Research 5:229-240, l985
93. Fink A, Shani A, Weissman Z, Wechsler U, Pfeffermann R, Harpaz N, Eitan S, Bentwich Z. Leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay for detecting specific tumor immunity in colorectal cancer. Immunology Letters 9:143-147, l985.
94. Fink A, Bibi H, Eliraz A, Bentwich Z. Leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4) confer glass non-adherence on leukocytes of asthmatic individuals. Dependency on cycloxygenase products and calcium ion and characterization of an asthmatic phenotype. Immunology Letters 10:319-323, 1985
95. Shalev Y, Bentwich Z, Katz D, Brautbar C, Mozes E. (T,G)-A-L specific immune response potential and HLA typing of Israeli patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Clin Exp Immunol 60:355-362, 1985
96. Suez D, Katz D, Brautbar C, Weisman Z, Bentwich Z, Moses E. HLA-linked responsiveness to (T,G)-A-L: A family study. Human Immunology 13:219-230, 1985
97. Fink A, Shahin R, Eliraz A, Bibi H, Berkenstadt H, Levin S, Bentwich Z. Interferon modulates the leukotriene C4-induced non-adherence properties of leukocytes - acquisition of an asthmatic phenotype. Immunology Letters 10:159-163, 1985
98. Fink A, Eliraz A, Bruderman I, Wishnitzer R, Shindler D, Shani A, Offer S, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z. A computerized tube leukocyte adherence inhibition assay in the diagnosis of human lung cancer. Daignostic Immunology 3:171-176, 1985
99. Mozes E, Katz D, Bentwich Z, Brautbar C. Antigen-specific human T-cell products: Function, characterization and potential for immunotherapy. Proceedings of the 16
Serono International Symposium on Immunopharmacology. Miescher, Bolis & Ghione, eds., Raven Press, New York. Vol. 23:25-37 1985
100. Fink A, Harpaz N, Weisman Z, Shani A, Bentwich Z. The isolation of colon cancer
organ specific neoantigen (OSN) by the use of the leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay and monoclonal antibodies. Anticancer Research 6:813-818, 1986
101. Shani A, Fink A, Bass D, Gottesfeld F, Becker S, Levy E, Bentwich Z, Rozen P, Fireman Z, Hallak A, Gilat T. Antitumor immune response to colorectal cancer antigen detected by the leukocyte adherence inhibition assay in high-risk groups for colorectal cancer. Cancer Detect Prevent 9:485-490, 1986.
102. Trainin N, Burstein Y, Buchner V, Pecht M, Netzer L, Bentwich Z, Burstein R, Berner Y, Segal O, Handzel ZT. Thymic hormones in viral infections and AIDS. In: Szentivanyi & Friedman, eds. "Viruses, Immunity and Immunodeficiency". Plenum. pp. 313-319, 1986
103. Handzel ZT, Berner Y, Burstein R, Berner I, Pecht M, Netzer L, Trainin N, Ben-Ishai Z, Bentwich Z. Immune impairments in asymptomatic male homosexuals: Are they linked only to the HTLV-III agent? In: Vossen & Griscelli, eds. "Progress in Immunodeficiency Research and Therapy II". Elsevier. p. 457-459, 1986
104. Hadas E, Fink A, Gembom E, Harpaz N, Shani A, Bentwich Z, Eshhar Z. Affinity purification and characterization of a colon cancer organ specific neoantigen and a normal cross-reactive protein recovered from the urine of colon cancer patients and healthy donors, respectively. Cancer Research 46:5201-5205, 1986
105. Weisman Z, Shani A, Fink A, Shindel A, Sela A, Wechsler U, Pfeffermann R, Bentwich Z. Leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay in the diagnosis and follow-up of colorectal cancer patients. Oncology 43:23-26, 1986
106. Berner Y, Fink A, Shani A, Weisman Z, Eliraz A, Bruderman I, Bentwich Z. The diagnostic value of the computerized tube leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay for human colorectal, breast and lung cancers. Oncology 43:327-334, l986
107. Fink A, Bibi H, Eliraz A, Bentwich Z. Ketotifen, disodium chromoglycate and verapamil inhibit leukotriene activity: Determination by leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay. Ann Allergy 57:103-106, 1986
108. Shalev Y, Bentwich Z, Katz D, Brautbar C, Mozes E. (T,G)-A-L specific immune response in patients with thyroid autoimmune disease (TAD). Clin Exp Immunol 64:255-260, l986 17
109. Segal S, Bentwich Z, Katz D, Brautbar C, Mozes E. Antigen specific immune response potential in families of SLE patients: preservation of normal regulation. Clin Exp Immunol 66:52-60, 1986
110. Katz D, Suez D, Brautbar C, Cohen T, Bentwich Z, Mozes E. Genetic control of HLA-linked immune responsiveness to (H,G)-A-L. Human Immunology 15:75-84, l986
111. Brautbar C, Naparstek Y, Yaron M, Amar A, Ehrenfeld M, Eliakim M, Bentwich Z, Cohen T, Korman SH, Albert ED. Immunogenetics of rheumatoid arthritis in Israel. Tissue Antigens 28:8-14, 1986
112. Handzel ZT, Berner Y, Segal O, Burstein Y, Buchner V, Pecht M, Burstein R, Bentwich Z, Ben-Ishai Z, Trainin N. Immuno-reconstitution of T-cell impairments in asymptomatic male homosexuals by Thymic Humoral Factor (THF). Int J Immuno-pharmacology 9:165-171, 1987
113. Handzel ZT, Bentwich Z. AIDS - what is new? Harefuah 112:201-205, l987 (in Hebrew)
114. Sternfeld M, Shalev Y, Eliraz A, Kauli N, Hod I, Bentwich Z. Effect of acupuncture on symptomatology and objective cardiac parameters in angina pectoris. Am J Acupuncture 15:149-152, l987
115. Bentwich Z, Shalev Y, Segal R, Katz D, Mozes E. Immune response potential and its genetic regulation in autoimmune diseases: Alterations in SLE and thyroid autoimmune diseases. Ann NY Acad Sci 475:227-230, l987
116. Fink A, Heller L, Eliraz A, Weisman A, Miskin A, Schlezinger M, Bibi H, Bentwich Z. Allergen specific leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay, sensitivity, specificity and mechanism. Immunology Letters 16:65-70, l987
117. Bentwich Z, Saxinger C, Ben-Ishai Z, Burstein R, Berner Y, Pecht M, Trainin N, Levin S, Handzel ZT. Immune impairments and antibodies to HTLV-III/LAV in asymptomatic male homosexuals in Israel: Relevance to risk of AIDS. J Clin Immunol 7:376-380, l987
118. Bentwich Z, Seidman JG, Duby A, Quertermous T, Brautbar C, Mozes E. Human T- cell helper factor and antigen receptor: roles in immunoregulation and autoimmunity. In: Goldstein, Bach & Wigzell, eds. "Immune Regulation by Characterized Polypeptides", AR Liss Inc. New York, pp. 295-303, 1987
119. Bentwich Z. On the divisions of internal medicine. Harefuah 112:624-625, l987 (in Hebrew) 18
120. Bentwich Z. RFLP in diagnosis. Harefuah 112:468-469, l987 (in Hebrew)
121. Handzel ZT, Berner Y, Segal O, Burstein Y, Buchner V, Pecht M, Burstein R, Bentwich Z, Ben-Ishai Z, Trainin N. Thymic Humoral Factor-induced immunomodulation of T-cell subsets in immune deficient asymptomatic homosexual men: A preliminary report. In: Pruzanski & Seligman, eds. "Clinical Immunology", Amsterdam, pp.199-204, l987
122. Bentwich Z, Quertermous R, Duby A, Wang D, Schur P, Seidman JG. T-cell antigen receptor genes and autoimmune diseases. In: Pruzanski & Seligman, eds. "Clinical Immunology" Elsevier, Amsterdam, l987
123. Sthoeger ZM, Geltner D, Rider A, Bentwich Z. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 49 Israeli males: a retrospective study. Clin Exp Rheumatol 5:233-240, 1987
124. Fink A, Shalev Y, Afek A, Caspi A, Kauli N, Bentwich Z. Peripheral blood leukocytes, ischemic heart, PAF, ginkgolide B, and leukotriene C4. In: Praquet, ed. "Ginkgolides Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology and Clinical Prospectives" pp. l85-l94, l988
125. Shoenfeld Y, Ben-Yehuda O, Messinger Y, Bentwich Z, Rauch J, Isenberg DI, Gadot N. Autoimmune diseases other than Lupus share common anti-DNA idiotypes. Immunol Letters 17:285-290, 1988
126. Bentwich Z, Handzel Z, Yishai R. Social and political aspects of AIDS. Harefuah 115:93-94, 1988
127. Vonsover A, Gotlieb-Stematsky T, Alexander R, Fogel A, Rubinstein E, Handzel ZT, Burstein R, Bentwich Z. Isolation of HIV from Israeli patients and asymptomatic carriers. Isr J Med Sci 24:141-144, 1988
128. Ophir D, Fink A, Eliraz A, Tabachnik E, Bentwich Z. Allergen-induced leukotriene production by nasal mucosa and peripheral blood leukocytes. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 114:522-524, 1988
129. Bentwich Z, Burstein R, Berner Y, Levin S, Hahn T, Stematsky T, Vonsover A, Handzel Z. Immune changes in homosexuals: predisposing factors for HIV seroconversion. Leukemia 2,l2:24lS-247S, l988
130. Wong DW, Bentwich Z, Martinez-Tarquino C, Seidman JG, Duby AD, Quertermous T, Schur PH. Non-linkage of the T-cell receptor alpha, beta and gamma chain genes to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in multiplex families. Arth Rheum 3l:l37l-l376, l988 19
131. Schattner A, Rimon E, Green L, Koslovsky R, Bentwich Z. Hypoglycemia induced by cotrimoxazole in AIDS. Brit Med J 297:742, l988
132. Hahn T, Schattner A, Handzel ZT, Levin S, Bentwich Z. Possible role of natural cytotoxic activity in the pathogenesis of AIDS. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 50:53- 6l, l989
133. Fink A, Shani A, Feldman B, Wechsler R, Pfeffermann R, Eliraz A, Offer S, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z. Antitumor immunity in breast cancer evaluated by a computerized tube leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay. Eur J Surg Oncology l5:l7-l9, l989
134. Bentwich Z. AIDS in Israel. Isr J Med Sci 25:30l-302, l989
135. Bentwich Z, Beverley P, Hammarstoom L, Kalden JR, Lambert P, Rose NL, Thompson RA. Laboratory investigations in clinical immunology: Methods, pitfalls and clinical indications. A second IUIS/WHO report. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 49:478-497, l989
136. Handzel ZT, Bentwich Z. The AIDS epidemic - Quo Vadis? Harefuah ll7:87-92, l989
137. Schattner A, Barzilai N, Gindin J, Bentwich Z. Ameboma presenting as urinary retention. Am J Gastroenterol 84:439-44l, l989
138. Schattner A, Hay E, Lifschitz-Mercer B, Gorbacz S, Bentwich Z. Fulminant streptococcal myositis. Ann Emergency Med l8:320-322, l989
139. Schattner A, Varon D, Green L, Hurwitz N, Bentwich Z. Primary amyloidosis with unusual bone involvement: Reversibility with melphalan, prednisone and colchicine. Am J Med 86:347-348, l989
140. Handzel ZT, Burstein R, Cohen J, Pecht M, Trainin N, Vonsover A, Sayer Y, Gotlieb-Stematsky T, Bentwich Z. Absence of T-cell impairments in a unique group of anal-receptive transvestite and male prostitutes in Israel. Isr J Med Sci 26:26-3l, l990
141. Weisman Z, Fink A, Alon A, Polliak Z, Tabachnik E, Priscu L, Bentwich Z. The effect of leukotriene C4 on ciliary beat frequency. An in vitro moidel for its role in bronchial asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 20:389-393, l990
142. Weisman Z, Meshorer A, Rubinstein J, Mozes E, Bentwich Z. Effects of sperm and autoimmunity on murine AIDS (MAIDS). In: Animal Models in AIDS, ed. H Schellekens and MC Horzinek, Elsevier, p. 339-347, l990
143. Fink A, Geva D, Zung A, Konichezky S, Eliraz A, Bentwich Z. Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Roles of leukotriene C4 and platelet activating factor. Critical Care Medicine l8:905-9l0, l990 20
144. Argov S, Schattner A, Burstein R, Handzel ZT, Shoenfeld Y, Bentwich Z. Autoantibodies in male homosexuals and HIV infection. Immunol Letters 30:3l-36, l99l
145. Schattner A, Hanuka N, Sarov B, Sarov I, Handzel Z, Bentwich Z. Sequential serological studies of male homo- sexuals with and without HIV infection – Epstein-Barr virus activation both preceding and following HIV seroconversion. Clin Exp Immunol 85:209-2l3, l99l
146. Tobi M, Darmon E, Rozen P, Epstein N, Konikoff F, Stadler J, Harpaz N, Fink A, Bentwich Z, Maliakkal B, Luk GD. Oral colon lavage solutions containing polyethylene glycol may interfere with ELISA detection of tumor associated antigens in colonic effluent. Digest Dis Sci 36:1448-1452, l99l
147. Kalinkovich A, Engelmann H, Harpaz N, Burstein R, Wallach D, Bentwich Z. Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors (sTNF-R) and HIV infection. Clin Exp Immununol 89: 35l-355, l992
148. Jehuda-Cohen T, Miltchan R, Vonsover A, Bentwich Z. "Silent" HIV infection among family members of HIV seropositive Ethiopians. Scand J Immunol 36, Suppl. ll: 8l-83, l992
149. Weisman Z, Oberbaum M, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z. Murine AIDS - rectal and other modes of transmission. AIDS 6:605-606, l992
150. Gryllis C, Wainberg MA, Bentwich Z, Gornitsky M, Brenner BG. Increased LAK activity against HIV-infected cell lines in HIV-l seropositive individuals. Clin Exp Immunol 89: 356-36l, l992
151. Bentwich Z, Latif A, Zewdie D. IUIS AIDS Workshop, Harare, Zimbabwe. Scand J Immunol 36, Suppl. ll: 2l5-2l8, l992.
152. Bentwich Z, Wainberg MA. Spermicides may not always protect against infection by HIV-l. Grand Rounds in Infectious Diseases. 2:l5-l7, l992
153. Bentwich Z, Weisman Z, Topper R, Oberbaum M. Specific immune response to high dilutions of KLH; transfer of immunological information. OMEOMED 9-l4, l992
154. Wainberg MA, Bour S, Geleziunas R, Bentwich Z. Strategies d'interferences avec la replication du virus d'immuno- deficience humaine. L'Union Medicale du Canada 307, l992
155. Oberbaum M, Markovitz R, Weisman Z, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. Wound healing by homeopathic silica dilutions in mice. Harefuah l23:79-82, l992 (in Hebrew) 21
156. Schattner A, Bentwich Z. Autoimmunity in human immuno- deficiency virus infection. Clin Aspects Autoimmun 5:l9-27, l993
157. Bentwich Z, Wainberg MA. Host immunity and the course of HIV infection. Isr J Med Sci 29 (Suppl.):34-36, l993
158. Yust I, Maayan S, Burke M, Vardinon N, Moses A, Burstein R, Hendlzel Z, Bentwich Z. Clinical, epidemiological and natural history study of HIV-1 Infection among seropositive homo/bisexuals in Israel, l986-92. Isr J Med Sci 29 (Suppl.):l5-l8, l993.
159. Kalinkovich A, Livshits G, Engelmann H, Harpaz N, Burstein R, Kaminsky M, Wallach D, Bentwich Z. Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors (sTNF-R) and HIV infection: A possible prognostic factor and correlation to CD8+ lymphocytes. Clin Exp Immunol 93:350-355, l993
160. Sthoeger ZM, Tartakovsky B, Bentwich Z, Mozes E. Monoclonal anti- cardiolipin antibodies derived from mice with experimental lupus erythematosus: Characterization and the induction of a secondary anti- phospholipid syndrome. J Clin Immunol l3: l27-l38, l993
161. Grossman Z, Bentwich Z, Herberman RB. From HIV infection to AIDS: are the manifestations of effective immune resistance misinterpreted? Clin Exp Immunopathology 69:l23-l35, l993
162. Wainberg MA, Salomon H, Spira B, Mercure L, Wainberg J, Nagai K, Bentwich Z, Montaner J. HIV resistance to anti- viral drugs. Brazilian J Med Biol Res 26:299-308, l993
163. Dgani R, Shani A, Elchalal U, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z, Fink A. The leukocyte adherence inhibition test (LAI) in preoperative diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 49:349-353, l993
164. Phillips A, Antunes F, Stergious G, Ranki A, Jensen GF, Bentwich Z, Sacks T, Pedersen C, Lundgren JD, Johnson AM. A gender comparison of rates of new AIDS defining disease and death in 2554 AIDS cases. AIDS 8:83l-835, l994.
165. Lasri Y, Berner Y, Bentwich Z. Nutrition and HIV infection. Harefuah l27:l33-l37, l994
166. Sthoeger ZM, Bentwich Z, Zinger H, Mozes E. The beneficial effect of the estrogen antagonist Tamoxifen on experimental systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2l: 228l-2283, l994
167. Kalinkovich A, Maayan S, Weisman Z, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z. Immune activation, a co-factor for HIV transmission in Thailand? Lancet 343:l506-l507, l994 22
168. Moroz C, Weisman Z, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. Increased p43-isoferritin in Ethiopian immigrants in Israel - a marker for immune activation. AIDS 8: l355-l356, l994
169. Schattner A, Hanuka N, Sarov B, Bentwich Z. Chlamydia trachomatis and HIV infection. Immun Letters 40:27-30, l994
170. Schattner A, Milchan R, Kaminchik J, Yavin Z, Bentwich Z. Antibodies to reverse transcriptase in HIV infection and progression to AIDS. Immunol Letters 33: 207- 2l0, l994
171. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Bentwich Z. Role of TH1 and TH2 in pathogenesis of immune diseases and AIDS. Harefuah l28: 228-23l, l995
172. Kalinkovich A, Geleziunas R, Kemper O, Belenki D, Wallach D, Wainberg M, Bentwich Z. Increased soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors (sTNF-R) expression and release by HIV-1infection. J Lymphokine Cytokine Res l5: 749-757, l995
173. Bentwich Z, Weisman Z, Moroz C, Bar-Yehuda S, Kalinkovich A. The role of immune activation in pathogenesis of AIDS in Africa. Afric J Health Sci (l995)
174. Bentwich Z, Bar-Yehuda S, Kazushige Nagai, Wainberg MA, Kalinkovich A, Jehuda-Cohen T. Pending problem of 'silent' human immunodeficiency virus infection. Cell Mol Biol 4l: 345-350, l995
175. Lasri Y, Bentwich Z. AIDS l995. Harefuah l29: 520-525, 597-602, l995
176. Bar-Yehuda S, Jehuda-Cohen T, Vonsover A, Miltchen R, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. HIV Specific immunity of both B and T cells in seronegative Ethiopian immigrants - suggestive evidence for HIV exposure and persistent silent infection or for immune cross reactivity? Proceedings of the First International Symposium on HIV and Cytokines (l995)
177. Bentwich Z, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z. Immune activation is a dominant factor in the pathogenesis of African AIDS. Immunology Today l6: l87-l9l, l995
178. Tobi M, Darmon E, Rozen P, Harpaz N, Fink A, Maliakkal B, Halline A, Mobarhan S, Bentwich Z. Urinary organ specific neoantigen. A potentially diagnostic test for colorectal cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 40: l507-l5l0, l995
179. Bentwich Z, Weisman Z, Moroz C, Bar-Yehuda S, Kalinkovich A. Immune dysregulation in Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: relevance to helminth infections? Clin Exp Immunol l03: 229-243, l996 23
180. Bar-Yehuda S, Jehuda-Cohen T, Weisman Z, Vonsover A, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. HIV specific immunity in seronegative Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Cell Pharmacol AIDS Sci 3: l23-l26, l996
181. Bar-Yehuda S, Weisman Z, Kalinkovich A, Vonsover A, Jehuda-Cohen T, Bentwich Z. High prevalence of HIV-specific immunity in seronegative Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. AIDS ll: ll7-ll8, l997
182. Galai N, Kalinkovich A, Burstein R, Vlahov D, Bentwich Z. African HIV-1 subtype C and rate of progression among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Lancet 349: l80-l8l, l997
183. Grene E, Mezule G, Borisova G, Pumpens P, Bentwich Z, Arnon R. Relationship between antigenicity and immunogenicity of chimeric hepatitis B virus core particles carrying HIV type 1 epitopes. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses l3: 4l-50, l997
184. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Bar-Yehuda S, Bentwich Z. Cytokine dysbalance - a major cofactor for HIV infection in Africa? In: HIV and Cytokines (M. Guenonunou, ed.) Paris, INSERM, pp 169-174 1997
185. Bentwich Z, Weisman Z, Grossman Z, Galai N, Kalinkovich A. Pathogenesis of AIDS in Africa - lessons from the Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Immunologist 5: 2l-26, l997
186. Weisman Z, Oberbaum M, Topper R, Harpaz N, Bentwich Z. High resolutions of antigens modulate the immune response to KLH. Modulation of the specific immune response. In: M. Bastide (ed.) Signals and Images, Kluwer Academic Publishers, , pp l79-l89 l997.
187. Oberbaum M, Weisman Z, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. Healing chronic wounds performed on mouse ears using silica (SiO2) as a homeopathic remedy. A pharmacological study of homeopathic high silutions. In: M. Bastide (ed.) Signals and Images, Kluwer Academic Publishers, , pp l9l-l99 l997
188. Bentwich T, Bentwich Z. Complementary medicine - The problem and the challenge. Isr J Med Sci 33: ;821-822, 1997.
189. Gehring S, Maayan S, Ruppach H, Balfe P, Juraszczyk J, Yust I, Vardinon N, Rimlawi A, Polak S, Bentwich Z, Rubsamen-Waigmann H, Dietrich U. Molecular epidemiology of HIV in Israel. JAIDS 15: 296-303, 1997.
190. Shapira-Nahor O, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Greenberg Z, Nahmias J, Shapiro M, Panet A, Bentwich Z. Increased susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from chronically immune-activated individuals. AIDS 12: 1731-1733, 1998 24
191. Shapira-Nahor O, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Greenberg Z, Nahmias J, Shapiro M, Panet A, Bentwich Z. Enhanced susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from chronically immune-activated individuals. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, June 28- July 3, 1998
192. Bentwich Z, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Grossman Z. Immune activation in the context of HIV infection. Editorial Review. Clin Exp Immunol 111:1-2, 1998
193. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Greenberg Z, Nahmias J, Eitan S, Stein M, Bentwich Z. Decreased CD4 and increased CD8 counts with T-cell activation is associated with chronic helminth infection. Clin Exp Immunol 114:414-421, 1998
194. Bentwich Z, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Burstein R, Podol Yako M, Galai N. Infection with different HIV-1 subtypes (B or C) result in similar immune activation, progression and response to treatment. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, 191-195, 1998
195. Bentwich Z, Weisman Z, Borkow G, Galai N, Kalinkovich A. Helminth infections and the course of HIV infection. 10thInternational Congress of Immunology, New Delhi, India, pp. 839-848, 1998
196. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Burstein R, Bentwich Z. Standard values of T-lymphocyte subsets in Africa. JAIDS 17:183-184, 1998
197. Stein M, Bentwich Z. The new treatments for AIDS – A true revolution. Harefuah 134: 616-619, 1998 (in Hebrew).
198. Weisman Z, Kalinkovich A, Borkow G, Stein M, Nahmias J, Greenberg Z, Bentwich Z. Infection by HIV-1 subtype B and C results in a similar immune activation profile, despite a very different immune background. JAIDS 21:157-163, 1999
199. Gringeri A, Musicco M, Hermans P, Bentwich Z, Cusini M, Bergamasco A, Santagostino E, Burny A, Criscuolo M, Bizzini B, Zagury D. Active anti-interferon alpha immunization: a European-Israeli randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in 242 HIV-1-infected patients (the EURIS Study). J AIDS Hum Retrovirol 20:358-370, 1999
200. Bentwich Z, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Borkow G, Beyers N, Beyers AD. Can eradication of helminthic infections change the face of AIDS and tuberculosis? Immunol Today 20:485-487, 1999.
201. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Bentwich Z.. Chemokines and chemokine receptors: role in HIV infection. Immunol Letters 68:281-287, 1999. 25
202. Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z, Leng Q, Borkow G, Stein M, Greenberg Z, Zlotnikov S, Eitan S, Bentwich Z. Increased CCR5 expression with decreased chemokine secretion in Ethiopians: Relevance to AIDS in Africa? J Hum Virol 2:283-289, 1999.
203. Blaxhult A, Mocroft A, Phillips A, van Lunzen J, Bentwich Z, Stergiou G, Colebunders R, Benfield TL, Mulcahy F, Lundgren JD, The EuroSIDA Study Group. Does European or non-European origin influence health care and prognosis for HIV patients in Europe? HIV Medicine 1:2-9, 1999.
204. Bentwich Z, Beyers AD. Intestinal worms – a major impact on AIDS and tuberculosis. IAS (International AIDS Society) Newsletter 14:12-13, 1999.
205. Borkow G, Bentwich Z. Eradication of helminthic infections is essential for successful vaccination against HIV and tuberculosis. Bulletin of WHO 78: 11, 1368-1369, 2000.
206. Borkow G, Bentwich Z. Helminthic infections may hamper success in protective HIV and tuberculosis vaccination in India. AIDS Res Rev (in press, 2000.
207. Klepfish A, Schattner A, Shtalrid M, Shvidel L, Berrebi A, Bentwich Z. Advanced Hodgkin’s disease in a pregnant HIV seropositive woman: Favorable mother and baby outcome following combined anticancer and antiretroviral therapy. Am J Hematol 61:57-58, 2000.
208. Torten D, Bentwich Z. Prophylaxis after occupational exposure to HIV. Harefuah 138:671-678, 2000 (in Hebrew).
209. Bentwich Z, Torten D, Maartens G, Attaf A, Attaf R. Concurrent Infections and HIV. AIDS 14:2071-2081, 2000.
210. Borkow G, Leng Q, Weisman Z, Stein M, Galai N, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. Chronic immune activation associated with intestinal helminth infections in impaired signal transduction and anergy. J Clin Invest 106:1053-1060, 2000.
211. Joly V, Moroni M, Concia E, Lazzarin A, Hirschel B, Jost J, Chiodo F, Bentwich, Z, Campbell Love W, Hawkins DA, Wilkins EGL, Gatell AJ, Vetter N, Greenwald C, Freimuth WW, De Cian W, and the M/3331/0013B Study Group. Delavirdine in combination with Zidovudine in treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients: evaluation of efficacy and emergence of viral assistance in a randomized, comparative phase III trial. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 44:3155-3157, 2000.
212. Abulafia-Lapid R, Bentwich Z, Keren-Zur Y, Cohen I, Atlan H. Autologous T-cell vaccination for HIV-seropositive patients: a phase I clinical trial. The Fifth European Conference on Experimental AIDS Research, Madrid (Spain), 26
Monduzzi Editore, International Proceedings Division, p. 87-93, 2000 .
213. Bentwich Z. Good worms or bad worms: Do worm infections affect the epidemiological patterns of other diseases? Reply (Letter) Parasitology Today 16:312, 2000.
214. Kalinkovich A, Borkow G, Weisman Z, Tsimanis A, Stein M, Bentwich Z. Increased CCR5 and CXCR4 expression in Ethiopians living in Israel: environmental and constitutive factors. Clin Immunol 100: 107-117,2001.
215. Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Weisman Z, Zlotnikov S, Raz E, Bentwich Z, Borkow G. Induction of antigen-specific Th1-biased immune responses by plasmid DNA in schistosoma-infected mice with a preexistent dominant Th2 immune profile. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication 282:1169-1176, 2001.
216. Leng Q, Borkow G, Weisman Z, Stein M, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z. Immune activation correlates better than HIV plasma viral load with CD4 T-cell decline during HIV infection. JAIDS 1; 27(4): 389-397, 2001.
217. Gradstein S, Hahn T, Barak Y, Malach L, Revel M, Bentwich Z, Handzel Z. In vitro effects of recombinant TNF- binding protein (rTBP-1) on hematopoiesis of HIV-infected patients. JAIDS 26:111-117, 2001.
218. Yakir M, Kreitler S, Brzezinski A, Vithoulkas G, Oberbaum M, Bentwich Z. Effects of homeopathic treatment in women with premenstrual syndrome: a pilot study. British Homeopathic Journal 90:148-153,2001.
219. Borkow G, Weisman Z, Leng Q, Stein M, Kalinkovich A, Wolday D, Bentwich Z. Helminths, human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis. Scand J Infect Dis 33:568-571, 2001.
220. Leng Q, Bentwich Z, Magen E, Kalinkovich A, Borkow G. CTLA-4 upregulation during HIV infection: association with anergy and possible target for therapeutic intervention. AIDS 16:519-529,2002.
221. Borkow G, Bentwich Z. Host background immunity and human immunodeficiency virus protective vaccines, a major consideration for vaccine efficacy in Africa and in developing countries. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 9:505-507, 2002.
222. Leng Q, Bentwich Z. Beyond self and nonself : fuzzy recognition of the immune system. Scand J Immunol 56:224-232 ,2002
223. Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Weisman Z, Diveley J, Moss RA, Bentwich Z, Borkow G. Generation of Th1 immune response to inactivated gp120-depleted HIV-1 in mice with a dominant Th2 biased immune profile via immunostimulatory oligonucleotide . relevance to AIDS vaccines in developing countries. Vaccine 20:2684-2692,2002. 27
224. Leng Q, Bentwich Z , Borkow G. CTLA-4 upregulation during aging. Mechanisms of Aging and development 123:1419-1421, 2002.
225. Wolday D, Mayaan S, Mariam ZG, Berhe N, Seboxa T, Britton S, Galai N, Landay A, Bentwich Z. Treatment of intestinal worms is associated with decreased HIV plasma viral load. JAIDS 31:56-62,2002.
226. Leng Q, Borkow G, Bentwich Z. Attenuated signaling associated with immune activation in HIV-1 infected individuals. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication 298:464-467,2002.
227 . Klepfish A, Schattner A, Shvidel L, Shtalrid M, Haran M, Bentwich Z, Berrebi A Successful treatment of aggressive HIV-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with combination chemotherapy, biotherapy with rituximab and HAART: presentation of a therapeutic option. Leuk Lymphoma 44: 349-351 2003.
228. Zussman A, Lara L, Lara H, Bentwich Z, Borkow G. Blocking of cell-free and cell associated HIV-1 transmission through human cervix organ culture with UC781. AIDS 17:653-661,2003.
229. Magen E, Bentwich Z. Treatment for HIV infection during pregnancy and delivery. Israeli Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1:16-21, 2003 .
230. Leng Q, Bentwich Z A novel coronavirus and SARS. N Engl J Med 349: 709. 2003
231 Bentwich,Z. Concurrent infections that raise the HIV viral load. Journal of HIV Therapy 8:72-75,2003.
232. Fincham JE, Markus MB, Adams VJ, Lombard CJ, Bentwich Z, Mansvelt EPG, Dhansay MA, Schoeman SE. Association of deworming with reduced eosinophilia: Implication for HIV/AIDS and co-endemic diseases. SA Journal of Science 99:182- 184, 2003.
233. Schattner A, Friedman J, Bentwich Z. Opportunistic infection due to unexplained CD4+ lymphocytopenia and associated Sjogren's syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 43: 111-112, 2004
234. Borkow G, Bentwich Z. Chronic immune activation associated with chronic helminthic and human immunodeficiency virus infections: role of hyporesponsiveness and anergy. Clin Microbiol Rev 17: 1012-30, 2004
235. Borkow G, Lara HH, Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Tavor E, Lapidot A, Bentwich Z, Honigman A. Adenovirus expressing a bioluminescence reporter gene and cMAGI cell assay for the detection of HIV-1. Virus Genes 29: 257-265 2004. 28
236. Abulafia-Lapid R, Bentwich Z, Keren-Zur Y, Cohen IR, Atlan H. T-cell vaccination against anti-CD4 autoimmunity in HIV-1 infected patients. J Clin Virol 31 Suppl 1: 48-54 2004.
237. Barad O, Meiri E, Avniel A, Aharonov R, Barzilai A, Bentwich I, Einav U, Gilad S, Hurban P, Karov Y, Lobenhofer EK, Sharon E, Shiboleth YM, Shtutman M, Bentwich Z, Einat P. MicroRNA expression detected by oligonucleotide microarrays: system establishment and expression profiling in human tissues. Genome Res 14: 2486-2494 2004.
238. Tsimanis A, Kalinkovich A, Bentwich Z Soluble chemokine CCR5 receptor is present in human plasma. Immunol Lett 96: 55-61 2005.
239. Modjarrad K, Zulu I, Radden DT, Njobvu L, Lane HC, Bentwich Z, Vermund SH.Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults. J Infected Disease 192:1277-1283 2005
240. Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Bentwich Z, Borkow G. TLR9 expression is related to immune activation but is impaired in individuals with Chronic immune activation. Int J Biochem cell biol . 37:2380-94 ,2005
241. Bentwich Z. CD4 measurements in patients with HIV : are they feasible for poor settings? PLos Med. 2: e214;quiz e254, 2005
242. Bentwich I, Avniel A, Karov Y, Aharonov R, Gilad S, Barad O, Barzilai, Einat P, Einav U, Meiri E, Sharon E, Spector Y, Bentwich Z. Identifications of hundreds of conserved and nonconserved human microRNAs. Nat Genet 37: 766-770, 2005
243. Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Bentwich Z, Arditti F, Friedman S, Reisner Y, Borkow G. A novel small animal model for HIV-1 infection. FASEBJ. 19:1149-1151 , 2005
244. Ayash-Rashkovsky M , Borkow G, Davis HL, Moss RB, Bartholomew R, Bentwich Z. Enhanced HIV-1 specific immune response by CpG ODN and HIV- 1 immunogen- Pulsed dendritic cells confers protections in the Trimera murine model of HIV-1 Infection. FASEBJ 19:1152-1154 ,2005
245. Magen E, Borkow G, Bentwich Z, Mishal J, Scharf S. Can worms defend our hearts ? chronic helminthic infectious may attenuate the Development of cardiovascular diseases. Med Hypotheses 64:904-909, 2005
246. Abulafia-Lapid R, Mayan S, Bentwich Z, Keren-Zur Y, Avbramovitz Y, Cohen IR, Atlan H. T-cell vaccination against anti-CD4 autoimmunity in HIV-1 subtypes B and C- Infected patients--an extended open trial. 29
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247. Borkow G, Bentwich Z.: HIV and helminth co-infection: is deworming necessary? Parasite Immunol. 11:605-12., 2006
248. Leng Q, Bentwich Z , Borkow G.: Increased TGF-beta, Cbl-b and CTLA-4 levels and immunosuppression in association with chronic immune activation. Int Immunol.;18:637-44 ,2006.
249. Cummins JM, He Y, Leary RJ, Pagliarini R, Diaz LA Jr, Sjoblom T, Barad O, Bentwich Z , Szafranska AE, Labourier E, Raymond CK, Roberts BS, Juhl H, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Velculescu VE. The colorectal microRNAome PNAS (USA) 103: 3687-92, 2006
250. Bentwich Z. Micro RNAs play a central role during cancer and viral infections and can setherapy. Retrovirology 3, 2006
251. Hotez PJ,. Molyneux DH, Stillwaggon E, Bentwich Z, Kumaresan J. Neclected Ttropical Diseases and HIV/Aids. Lancet 25; 368:1865-6, 2006.
252. Raver-Shapira N, Marciano E, Meiri E, Spector Y, Rosenfeld N, Moskovits N, Bentwich Z, Oren M. Transcriptional activation of miR-34a contributes to p53-mediated apoptosis. Mol Cell 8;26(5):731-43, 2007
253. Borkow G, Teicher C, Bentwich Z . Helminth-HIV Coinfection: Should We Deworm? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 19;1(3):e160, 2007
254. Rosenfeld N, Aharonov R, Meiri E, Rosenwald S, Spector Y, Zepeniuk M, Benjamin H, Shabes N, Tabak S, Levy A, Lebanony D, Goren Y, Silberschein Targan N, Ben-Ari A, Gilad S, Sion-Vardy N, Tobar A, Feinmesser M, Kharenko O, Nativ O, Nass D, Perelman M, Yosepovich A, Shalmon B, Polak-Charcon S, Fridman E, Avniel A, Bentwich I, Bentwich Z , Cohen D, Chajut A, Barshack I. MicroRNAs accurately identify cancer tissue origin. Nat Biotechnol. 26(4):462-9, 2008
255. Borkow G, Bentwich Z . Chronic parasite infections cause immune changes that could affect successful vaccination. Trends Parasitol. 24(6):243-5, 2008.
256. Nass D, Rosenwald S, Meiri E, Gilad S, Tabibian-Keissar H, Schlosberg A, Kuker Sion-Vardy N, Tobar A, Kharenko O, Sitbon E, Yanai G, Elyakim E, Cholakh H, Gibori H, Spector Y, Bentwich Z , Barshack I, Rosenfeld N. MiR-92b and miR-9/9* Are Specifically Expressed in Brain Primary Tumors and Can Be Used to Differentiate Primary from Metastatic Brain Tumors. Brain Pathol., 2008. 30
257. Tzur G, Levy A, Meiri E, Barad O, Spector Y, Bentwich Z, Mizrahi L, Katzenellenbogen M, Ben-Shushan E, Reubinoff BE, Galun E. MicroRNA expression patterns and function in endodermal differentiation human embryonic stem cells. PLoS ONE 3(11), 2008.
258. Gilad S, Meiri E, Yogev Y, Benjamin S, Lebanony D, Yerushalmi N, Benjamin H, Kushnir M, Cholakh H, Melamed N, Bentwich Z, Hod M, Goren Y, Chajut A. Serum microRNAs are promising novel biomarkers. PLoS ONE 5:3(9) , 2008.
259. Abbadessa G, Accolla R, Aiuti F, Albini A, Aldovini A, Alfano M, Antonelli G, Bartholomew C, Bentwich Z, Bertazzoni U, Berzofsky JA, Beberfeld P et al. Unsung hero Roberto C. Gallo . Science 9;323:206-7, 2009.
260. Klase Z, Winograd R, Davis J, Caprio L, Hildreth R, Heydarian M, Fu S, McCaffrey T, Meiri E, Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Gilad S, Bentwich Z, Kashanchi F. HIV-1 Tar miRNA protects against apoptosis by alerting celluar gene expression. Retrovirology 16;6:18, 2009.
261. Lal A, Pan Y, Navarro F, Dykxhoorn DM, Moreau L, Meiri E, Bentwich Z, Leiberman J, Chowdhury D. miR-24-mediated downregulation of H2AX suppresses DNA repair in terminally differentiated blood cells. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 16(5):492, 2009 .
262.. Tzur G, Israel A, Levy A, Benjamin H, Meiri E, Shufaro Y, Meir K, Khvalevsky E, Spector Y, Rojansky N, Bentwich Z, Reubinoff BE, Galun E. Comprehensive gene and microRNA expression profiling reveals a role for microRNAs in human liver development PLoS One. 2009 20;4(10)..
263. Navarro F, Gutman D, Meire E, Cáceres M, Rigoutsos I, Bentwich Z, Lieberman J. miR-34a contributes to megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells independently of p53. Blood. 2009 Sep 3;114(10):2181-92. Epub 2009 Jul 7. 31
264. Reichenstein I, Aizenberg N, Goshen M, Bentwich Z, Avni YS. A novel qPCR assay for viral encoded microRNAs. J Virol Methods. ;163(2):323-8 2010.
265. Bentwich Z, Horner R, Borkow G. De-Worming in Developing Countries as a Feasible and affordable Means to fight Co-Endemic Infectious Diseases. The Open Biology Journal, 3, 97-103, 2010
266. Benjamin H, Lebanony D,Rosenwald S, Cohen L, Gibori H, Barabash N, Ashkenazi K, Goren E, Meiri E, Morgentern S, Perelman M, Barshack I, Goren Y, Edmonston TB, Chajut A, Aharonov R, Bentwich Z, Rosenfeld N, Cohen D. A Diagnostic Assay Based on MicroRNA Expression Accurately identifies Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. J Mol Diagn, 2010.
267. Barshack I, Meiri E, Rosenwald S, Lebanony D, Bronfeld M, Aviel-Ronen S, Rosenblatt K, Polak-Charcon S, Leizerman I, Ezagouri M, Zepeniuk M,Shabes N, Cohen L,Tabak S, Cohen D, Bentwich Z, Rosenfeld N. Differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from metastatic tumors in the liver using micriRNA expression. Int J Biochem Cell Biol, 42, 1355-62, 2010
268. Biton M, Levin A, Slyoer M, Alkalay I, Horwitz E, Mor H, kredo-Russo S, Avnit- Sagi T, Cojocaru G, Zreik f, Bentwich Z, Poy MN, Artis D, Walker MD, Hornstein E, Pikarsky E, Ben-Neriah Y. Epithelial microRNAs regulate gut mucosal immunity via epithelium-T cell crosstalk. Nat Immunol 12(3):239-46, 2011. I.F(2009):26.00
269. Meshesha MK., Veksler-Lublinsky I., Isakov O., Reichenstein I., Shomron N., Kedem K.,Ziv-Ukelson M., Bentwich Z., Shemer Avni Y. The microRNA transcriptome of human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Open Virol. J. 2012; 6 39- 48.
270. Grinberg M, Gilad S, Meiri E, Levy A, Isakov O, Ronen R, Shomron N , Bentwich Z , Shemer Avni Y.Vaccinia infection suppresses the cell microRNA 32 machinery. Archives of Virology, 2012 ( in Press)