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Could DNA-reactive B lymphocytes be activated through HIV-1 DNA-stimulation involving BCR/TLR-9 pathway to yield antibodies targeting viral DNA?
Medical hypotheses - 1 Dec 2014
Norelli Sandro
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This paper discusses potential avenues to abate the last bulwark to the HIV-1 eradication i.e. viral reservoirs in the body, consisting mainly of viral DNA hidden, in latent form, into long-lived memory CD4+ T-cells, resulting unaffected by either drugs or immune system. Activation of the innate immune system is necessary for the induction of adaptive immune responses against invading pathogens. In part, this is...
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