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Resistance to Apoptosis in HIV-Infected CD4+ T Lymphocytes Is Mediated by Macrophages: Role for Nef and Immune Activation in Viral Persistence
1 Dec 2000
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis or programmed cell death may play a critical role in AIDS pathogenesis through depletion of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes. Using a reporter virus, a recombinant HIV infectious clone expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP), apoptosis was measured in productively infected CD4(+) T lymphocytes, in the presence and absence of autologous macrophages. The presence of macrophages in the culture...
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