Methamphetamine inhibits antigen processing, presentation, and phagocytosis.

Methamphetamine (Meth) is abused by over 35 million people worldwide. Chronic Meth abuse may be particularly devastating in individuals who engage in unprotected sex with multiple partners because it is associated with a 2-fold higher risk for obtaining HIV and associated secondary infections. We re...

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Main Authors: Zsolt Tallóczy, Jose Martinez, Danielle Joset, Yonaton Ray, Attila Gácser, Sima Toussi, Noboru Mizushima, Joshua D Nosanchuk, Harris Goldstein, John Loike, David Sulzer, Laura Santambrogio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18282092/?tool=EBI