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HIV-1 tat molecular diversity and induction of TNF-alpha: implications for HIV-induced neurological disease.
Neuroimmunomodulation - 1 Jan 2000
Mayne M, Bratanich A C, Chen P, Rana F, Nath A, Power C
Abstract excerpt
Activation and infection by HIV-1 of glial cells and infiltrating macrophages are cardinal features of AIDS-related neurological disease. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is released by these cell types, and increased TNF-alpha mRNA and protein levels are associated with the development and severity of HIV-induced neurological disease. HIV-1 proteins have been implicated in HIV neuropathogenesis including...
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