Sharing CD4+ T Cell Loss: When COVID-19 and HIV Collide on Immune System

COVID-19 is a distinctive infection characterized by elevated inter-human transmission and presenting from absence of symptoms to severe cytokine storm that can lead to dismal prognosis. Like for HIV, lymphopenia and drastic reduction of CD4+ T cell counts in COVID-19 patients have been linked with...

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Main Authors: Xiaorong Peng, Jing Ouyang, Stéphane Isnard, John Lin, Brandon Fombuena, Biao Zhu, Jean-Pierre Routy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.596631/full