Article
Altered CD4+ T cell phenotype and function determine the susceptibility to mucosal candidiasis in transgenic mice expressing HIV-1.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2006
Lewandowski Daniel, Marquis Miriam, Aumont Francine, Lussier-Morin Annie-Claude, Raymond Marianne, Sénéchal Serge, Hanna Zaher, Jolicoeur Paul, de Repentigny Louis
Abstract excerpt
The impairments of protective mucosal immunity which cause susceptibility to oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in HIV infection remain undefined. This study used a model of OPC in CD4C/HIV MutA transgenic (Tg) mice expressing Rev, Env, and Nef of HIV-1 to investigate the role of transgene expressing dendritic cells (DCs) and CD4+ T cells in maintenance of chronic oral carriage of Candida albicans. DCs were depleted...
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