Effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein on expression of inflammatory cytokines by human astrocytic and monocytic cells

Effects of recombinant $\rm Tat\sb{1-72}$ on the expression of inflammatory cytokines were investigated using a human monocytic cell line (THP-1) and a human astrocytoma cell line (U373 MG). Tat induced a differential expression of mRNA for cytokines interleukin-$1\beta$ (IL-$1\beta),$ interleukin-6...

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Main Author: Chen, Peiqin
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/958