| Literature DB >> 18789806 |
Theophilus S Vijaykumar1, Avindra Nath, Ashok Chauhan.
Abstract
We report in this study that minimum productive HIV infection in astrocytes (a predominant cell type in brain and persists for the entire life) occurs through endocytosis. The lysosomotropic agent chloroquine enhanced permissiveness of astrocytes to HIV infection possibly by circumventing degradation of endosome-entrapped viral particles. In particular, chloroquine may promote establishment of a stable long term viral reservoir in astrocytes and may eventually facilitate early onset of neurological complications.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18789806 PMCID: PMC2629354 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.07.039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN: 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616