Differential susceptibility of naïve, central memory and effector memory T cells to dendritic cell-mediated HIV-1 transmission

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dendritic cells (DC) have been proposed to facilitate sexual transmission of HIV-1 by capture of the virus in the mucosa and subsequent transmission to CD4<sup>+ </sup>T cells. Several T cell subsets can be identified in...

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Main Authors: Schuitemaker Joost HN, van Capel Toni MM, Groot Fedde, Berkhout Ben, de Jong Esther C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/52