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The replicative restriction of lymphocytotropic isolates of HIV-1 in macrophages is overcome by TGF-beta.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 1992
Lazdins J K, Klimkait T, Woods-Cook K, Walker M, Alteri E, Cox D, Cerletti N, Shipman R, Bilbe G, McMaster G
Abstract excerpt
In vitro exposure of human blood monocyte-derived macrophages to T-cell tropic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) isolates fails to establish a productive viral infection. Several studies have shown that such preferential HIV-1 replication in T cells or in mononuclear phagocytes (HIV tropism) may be determined by distinct viral characteristics. In the present study it was demonstrated that transforming growth...
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