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Monocyte/macrophages and their role in HIV neuropathogenesis.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jul 2013
Burdo Tricia H, Lackner Andrew, Williams Kenneth C
Abstract excerpt
Neurological sequelae of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been and remain a significant problem. Monocytes and macrophages in humans and monkeys are susceptible to infection by HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), and are considered to be a main mechanism by which the central nervous system (CNS) is infected. Within the infected CNS, perivascular macrophages and, in some cases,...
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