Article
In vitro infection of natural killer cells with different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 1991
Chehimi J, Bandyopadhyay S, Prakash K, Perussia B, Hassan N F, Kawashima H, Campbell D, Kornbluth J, Starr S E
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer (NK) cells are a discrete subset of leukocytes, distinct from T and B lymphocytes. NK cells mediate spontaneous non-MHC-restricted killing of a wide variety of target cells without prior sensitization and appear to be involved in initial protection against certain viral infections....
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, Differentiation
- CD4 Antigens
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA, Viral
- Gene Products, gag
- HIV Core Protein p24
- HIV-1
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Kinetics
- Phenotype