SUNY-Upstate Medical University: Research Sheds New Light on HIV Replication Process
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
SYRACUSE, New York, June 27 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
When activated, CD4 T cells lead the body's immune system in fighting off infection. But not so with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV overtakes these activated CD4 T cells, disarming their ability to fight the invading infection. What's puzzling for scientists is why HIV prefers to replicate in these active CD4 T cells and not in resting CD4 T cells.
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When activated, CD4 T cells lead the body's immune system in fighting off infection. But not so with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV overtakes these activated CD4 T cells, disarming their ability to fight the invading infection. What's puzzling for scientists is why HIV prefers to replicate in these active CD4 T cells and not in resting CD4 T cells.
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