HIV-1 gp120-mediated increases in IL-8 production in astrocytes are mediated through the NF-κB pathway and can be silenced by gp120-specific siRNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The exact mechanism underlying HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders still remains largely unresolved. However, viral genes (for example <it>gp120 </it>and <it>tat</it>) and their effect on cytokine/chemokin...

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Main Authors: Kumar Anil, Shah Ankit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/7/1/96