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Antagonistic role of IL-1ß and NLRP3/IL-18 genetics in chronic HIV-1 infection.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Dec 2019
Reis Edione C, Leal Vinicius N C, da Silva Lais T, Dos Reis Marilia M L, Argañaraz Enrique R, Oshiro Telma M, Pontillo Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Host genetics affects both susceptibility and progression of HIV-1 infection. NLRP3 inflammasome provides a first-line defense in viral infections, and, accordingly, gain-of-function variants in NLRP3 have been associated with protection against HIV-1. Despite antiretroviral treatment (ART), HIV-infected patients continue to present systemic inflammation with a heterogeneous prognosis. As NLRP3 inflammasome is...
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