HIV Impairs Lung Epithelial Integrity and Enters the Epithelium to Promote Chronic Lung Inflammation.

HIV Impairs Lung Epithelial Integrity and Enters the Epithelium to Promote Chronic Lung Inflammation.

Several clinical studies show that individuals with HIV are at an increased risk for worsened lung function and for the development of COPD, although the mechanism underlying this increased susceptibility is poorly understood. The airway epithelium, situated at the interface between the external env...

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Main Authors: Kieran A Brune, Fernanda Ferreira, Pooja Mandke, Eric Chau, Neil R Aggarwal, Franco R D'Alessio, Allison A Lambert, Gregory Kirk, Joel Blankson, M Bradley Drummond, Athe M Tsibris, Venkataramana K Sidhaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4773117?pdf=render

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