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Full-length native CGRP neuropeptide and its stable analogue SAX, but not CGRP peptide fragments, inhibit mucosal HIV-1 transmission
2021-03-08
Abstract excerpt
The vasodilator neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays both detrimental and protective roles in different pathologies. CGRP is also an essential component of the neuro-immune dialogue between nociceptors and mucosal immune cells. We previously reported that CGRP strongly inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, by suprresing Langerhans cells (LCs)-mediated HIV-1 transfer t...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 64377d86-d256-554f-97ea-a28be0ed9da6
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.03.08.434421
