Vaginal Epithelium Transiently Harbours HIV-1 Facilitating Transmission

Vaginal Epithelium Transiently Harbours HIV-1 Facilitating Transmission

Vaginal transmission accounts for majority of newly acquired HIV infections worldwide. Initial events that transpire post-viral binding to vaginal epithelium leading to productive infection in the female reproductive tract are not well elucidated. Here, we examined the interaction of HIV-1 with vagi...

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Main Authors: Varsha M. Prabhu, Varsha Padwal, Shilpa Velhal, Sukeshani Salwe, Vidya Nagar, Priya Patil, Atmaram H. Bandivdekar, Vainav Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
vaginal epithelium
Vk2/E6E7
HIV-1
trans-infection
reservoir
LFA-1
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.634647/full

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