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High levels of human immunodeficiency virus infection of CD8 lymphocytes expressing CD4 in vivo.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2004
Cochrane Alexandra, Imlach Stuart, Leen Clifford, Scott Gordon, Kennedy Dermot, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected CD8 lymphocytes have been reported in vivo, but the mechanism of infection remains unclear. Experiments using the thy/hu mouse model support export of intrathymically infected CD8 precursors, while recent in vitro data suggest that mature CD8 lymphocytes upregulate CD4 upon activation (generating a CD8bright CD4dim phenotype) and are susceptible to HIV infection. To...
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