Mucosal immunology and models of mucosal HIV infection


Autoria(s): Griffin,GE; Castello-Branco,LRR; Ortigão-de-Sampaio,MB; Shattock,R
Data(s)

01/06/1996

Resumo

The mucosa associated lymphoid tissue regulates and coordinates immune responses against mucosal pathogens. Mucosal tissues are the major targets exposed to HIV during transmission. In this paper we describe in vitro models of HIV mucosal infection using human explants to investigate target cells within this tissue.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000300022

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.91 n.3 1996

Palavras-Chave #mucosal immunology #HIV #immunity to HIV #mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
Tipo

journal article