| Literature DB >> 11582522 |
K Nakagaki1, K Nakagaki1, K Takahashi, D Schols, E De Clercq, T Tabira.
Abstract
Feline astrocytes were productively infected with the Crandell feline kidney (CrFK) cell-adapted feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Petaluma strain in a primary culture. They expressed mRNA of CXCR4, and the FIV infection was blocked by stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha (SDF-1alpha), SDF-1beta, or the bicyclam AMD3100 in a dose-dependent manner. These observations suggest that, like FIV infection in CrFK cells and lymphocytes, the virus uses CXCR4 as a primary receptor for infecting astrocytes and this can be a possible natural model for AIDS dementia complex.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11582522 DOI: 10.1080/135502801753170354
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN: 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643