The NRTIs lamivudine, stavudine and zidovudine have reduced HIV-1 inhibitory activity in astrocytes.

HIV-1 establishes infection in astrocytes and macroage-lineage cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Certain antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) can penetrate the CNS, and are therefore often used in neurologically active combined antiretroviral therapy (Neuro-cART) regimens, but their relative activit...

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Main Authors: Lachlan R Gray, Gilda Tachedjian, Anne M Ellett, Michael J Roche, Wan-Jung Cheng, Gilles J Guillemin, Bruce J Brew, Stuart G Turville, Steve L Wesselingh, Paul R Gorry, Melissa J Churchill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23614033/pdf/?tool=EBI