| Literature DB >> 16847410 |
Galit Alter1, Todd J Suscovich, Marianna Kleyman, Nickolas Teigen, Hendrik Streeck, M Tauheed Zaman, Angela Meier, Marcus Altfeld.
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Natural killer (NK) cells are critical for the first-line defense in infection. Treated viremic HIV-1 infection is associated with the expansion of an anergic subset of CD3-CD56-CD16+ NK cells unable to respond to stimulation with MHC-devoid target cells or with mitogens. These CD3-CD56-CD16+ NK cells expressed SHIP-1 and had significantly reduced perforin levels. This observation suggests a mechanism for the reduced functional activity of CD3-CD56-CD16+ NK cells in chronic HIV-1 infection.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16847410 DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000237371.31315.48
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177