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Pharmacological inhibition of UPR sensor PERK attenuates HIV Tat-induced inflammatory M1 phenotype in microglial cells.
Cell biochemistry and function - 1 Mar 2022
Silveira Douglas Bardini, Américo Monique Ferrary, Flores Natália Porto, Terenzi Hernán, Pinto Aguinaldo Roberto
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are a major concern in HIV-infected individuals despite the currently available antiretroviral therapy regime. Impaired M1 pro-inflammatory microglial activation is considered one of the hallmark features of HAND neuropathogenesis, and it has been suggested that circulant HIV-1 transactivator protein (Tat) can play a critical role in this process. At the same time,...
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