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Methamphetamine functions as a novel CD4(+) T-cell activator via the sigma-1 receptor to enhance HIV-1 infection

Methamphetamine (Meth) exacerbates HIV-1 pathobiology by increasing virus transmission and replication and accelerating clinical progression to AIDS. Meth has been shown to alter the expression of HIV-1 co-receptors and impair intrinsic resistance mechanisms of immune cells. However, the exact molec...

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Autores principales: Prasad, Anil, Kulkarni, Rutuja, Shrivastava, Ashutosh, Jiang, Shuxian, Lawson, Kaycie, Groopman, Jerome E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6353873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30700725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35757-x