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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120 reprogramming of CD4+ T-cell migration provides a mechanism for lymphadenopathy.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2009
Green Daniel S, Center David M, Cruikshank William W
Abstract excerpt
Infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is associated with decreases in peripheral CD4(+) T cells and development of lymphadenopathy. The precise mechanisms by which HIV-1 induces these changes have not been elucidated. T-cell trafficking through lymphoid tissues is facilitated by CCL21-mediated entry and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-mediated egress. Having previously determined that HIV-1...
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