Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Susceptibility to HIV-1 Infection and Progression to AIDS
Author(s) -
Animesh Chatterjee,
Anurag S. Rathore,
Sanjukta Vidyant,
Kavita Kakkar,
Tapan N. Dhole
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
disease markers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1875-8630
pISSN - 0278-0240
DOI - 10.1155/2012/147148
Subject(s) - chemokine receptor , chemokine receptor ccr5 , chemokine , immunology , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , receptor , cxc chemokine receptors , c c chemokine receptor type 6 , ccr2 , virology , immune system , genetics
A multitude of host genetic factors plays a crucial role in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and progression to AIDS, which is highly variable among individuals and populations. This review focuses on the chemokine-receptor and chemokine genes, which were extensively studied because of their role as HIV co-receptor or co-receptor competitor and influences the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and progression to AIDS in HIV-1 infected individuals.
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