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Innate immune mechanisms can control disease progression in hiv-positive patients

Geplaatst: vr 26 feb 2010, 10:27
door Lathander
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/...00224205834.htm


ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2010) — HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in developing countries. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1), the variant responsible for the pandemic, has the ability to infect different cell types such as T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells (DC). These latter cells are crucial in the defense against infectious agents and play a major role in viral pathogenesis