Preventing HIV infection without targeting the virus: how reducing HIV target cells at the genital tract is a new approach to HIV prevention

Preventing HIV infection without targeting the virus: how reducing HIV target cells at the genital tract is a new approach to HIV prevention

Abstract For over three decades, HIV infection has had a tremendous impact on the lives of individuals and public health. Microbicides and vaccines studies have shown that immune activation at the genital tract is a risk factor for HIV infection. Furthermore, lower level of immune activation, or wha...

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Main Authors: Julie Lajoie, Lucy Mwangi, Keith R. Fowke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
HIV
Immune activation
Protection
Highly exposed seronegative (HESN)
Immune quiescence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-017-0166-7

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