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Blood monocytes harbor HIV type 1 strains with diversified phenotypes including macrophage-specific CCR5 virus.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2008
Xu Younong, Zhu Haiying, Wilcox Carrie K, van't Wout Angélique, Andrus Thomas, Llewellyn Nicholas, Stamatatos Leonidas, Mullins James I, Corey Lawrence, Zhu Tuofu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that blood monocytes harbor human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) variants that are genotypically distinguishable from those in CD4(+) T cells. However, the biological function of monocyte-derived HIV-1 remains unclear. METHODS: Using pseudovirus assay, we analyzed the phenotype conferred by monocyte-derived HIV-1 envelopes from 8 patients. RESULTS: All pseudoviruses...
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