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Cytokine/chemokine expression associated with Human Pegivirus (HPgV) infection in women with HIV.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2017
Blackard Jason T, Ma Gang, Welge Jeffrey A, Taylor Lynn E, Mayer Kenneth H, Klein Robert S, Celentano David D, Sobel Jack D, Jamieson Denise J, King Caroline C
Abstract excerpt
A beneficial impact of the Human Pegivirus (HPgV)-formerly called GB virus C (GBV-C)-on HIV disease progression has been reported previously. One possible mechanism by which HPgV inhibits HIV replication is an alteration of the cytokine/chemokine milieu. Their expression has not been specifically evaluated in women despite their influence on disease progression and the possibility of gender-based differences in...
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