Macrophages Accumulate in the Gut Mucosa of Untreated HIV-infected Patients
Author(s) -
Kristina Allers,
Michael Fehr,
Kristina Conrad,
Hans–Jörg Epple,
Dirk Schürmann,
Anika GeelhaarKarsch,
Katina Schinnerling,
Verena Moos,
Thomas Schneider
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit547
Subject(s) - ccr2 , immunology , ccl2 , proinflammatory cytokine , monocyte , biology , intestinal mucosa , chemokine , secretion , macrophage , cxcl10 , inflammation , ccl5 , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , t cell , chemokine receptor , il 2 receptor , biochemistry , in vitro
Mucosal macrophages are involved in the maintenance of epithelial barrier integrity and the elimination of invading pathogens. Although an intestinal barrier defect and microbial translocation are hallmarks of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, recent data on gut mucosal macrophages in HIV infection are sparse.
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