Maintenance of the HIV Reservoir Is Antagonized by Selective BCL2 Inhibition

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ABSTRACT Decay of the HIV reservoir is slowed over time in part by expansion of the pool of HIV-infected cells. This expansion reflects homeostatic proliferation of infected cells by interleukin-7 (IL-7) or antigenic stimulation, as well as new rounds of infection of susceptible target cells. As novel therapies are being developed to accelerate the decay of the latent HIV reservoir, it will be important to...

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