Stromal down-regulation of macrophage CD4/CCR5 expression and NF-κB activation mediates HIV-1 non-permissiveness in intestinal macrophages.

Tissue macrophages are derived exclusively from blood monocytes, which as monocyte-derived macrophages support HIV-1 replication. However, among human tissue macrophages only intestinal macrophages are non-permissive to HIV-1, suggesting that the unique microenvironment in human intestinal mucosa re...

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Main Authors: Ruizhong Shen, Gang Meng, Christina Ochsenbauer, Paul R Clapham, Jayleen Grams, Lea Novak, John C Kappes, Lesley E Smythies, Phillip D Smith
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/985fc87343b64f33b7824c049e030358
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