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Mycoplasmas stimulate replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through selective activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 1993
Sasaki Y, Honda M, Makino M, Sasaki T
Abstract excerpt
Because mycoplasma infection has often been observed in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), we investigated the influence of mycoplasmas on HIV replication in vitro. Replication of HIV-1 assessed by reverse transcriptase activity and the p24 antigen level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was enhanced by the stimulation with the cell lysates of human mycoplasmas such...
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