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Adverse host factors exacerbate occult HIV-associated nephropathy.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2011
Kumar Dileep, Salhan Divya, Magoon Sandeep, Torri Deepti D, Sayeneni Swapna, Sagar Ankita, Bandhlish Anshu, Malhotra Ashwani, Chander Praveen N, Singhal Pravin C
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we hypothesized that HIV-1-induced occult HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) would become apparent in the presence of adverse host factors. To test our hypothesis, Vpr mice (which display doxycycline-dependent Vpr expression in podocytes) with two, three, and four copies of the angiotensinogen (Agt) gene (Vpr-Agt-2, Vpr-Agt-3, and Vpr-Agt-4) were administered doxycycline for 3 weeks (to...
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