Hyperthermia stimulates HIV-1 replication.

HIV-infected individuals may experience fever episodes. Fever is an elevation of the body temperature accompanied by inflammation. It is usually beneficial for the host through enhancement of immunological defenses. In cultures, transient non-physiological heat shock (42-45°C) and Heat Shock Protein...

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Main Authors: Ferdinand Roesch, Oussama Meziane, Anna Kula, Sébastien Nisole, Françoise Porrot, Ian Anderson, Fabrizio Mammano, Ariberto Fassati, Alessandro Marcello, Monsef Benkirane, Olivier Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22807676/?tool=EBI