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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-anchored CD40 ligand induces secretion of the chemokine interleukin-8 by human primary macrophages.
Virology - 1 Mar 2009
Maurais Emilie, Cantin Réjean, Tremblay Michel J
Abstract excerpt
CD40 ligand (CD40L) is mainly expressed in activated CD4(+)T cells and interacts with CD40 on antigen-presenting cells to regulate both humoral and cellular immune responses. We previously reported that CD40L is acquired by emerging HIV-1 particles. Here we demonstrate that both wild-type and a n...
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