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HIV-1 induces cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the cervix of infected women.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 20 Jan 1997
Musey L, Hu Y, Eckert L, Christensen M, Karchmer T, McElrath M J
Abstract excerpt
Although T lymphocytes are present in the genital mucosa, their function in sexually transmitted diseases is unproven. To determine if cervical T cells mediate HIV-specific cytolysis, mononuclear cells in cytobrush specimens from HIV-1-infected women were stimulated in vitro with antigen. Resultant cell lines lysed autologous targets expressing HIV-1 proteins in 12/19 (63%) subjects, and these responses were...
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