Immunosuppression Induced by HIV Infection
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Immunosuppression Induced by HIV Infection
Immunosuppression due to HIV infection is a resultant of several factors including defective innate signaling pathways, increased viral replication and virus load, gradual loss of peripheral CD4+T cells and depletion of T lymphocytes at mucosal sites that collectively lead to progressive immune deficiency and AIDS development. T cells derived from HIV patients were anergic and failed to mount a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biology and Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0974-8369
DOI: 10.4172/0974-8369.1000e111