Effects and mechanisms of interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms on HIV-1 susceptibility and pathogenesis.

Effects and mechanisms of interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms on HIV-1 susceptibility and pathogenesis.

HIV infection has risen to pandemic proportions. Interleukin-10 (IL-10), a potent antiinflammatory cytokine has been shown to enhance the establishment and persistence of chronic viral infections through inactivation of effector antiviral immune responses and it may also directly influence HIV-1 rep...

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Main Author: Naicker, Dshanta Dyanedi.
Other Authors: Ndung'u, Thumbi.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Interleukin-10.
HIV infections > Alternative treatment.
Pathogenic bacteria > Inactivation.
Theses > Immunology.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9957

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http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9957

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