Langerhans cells lap up HIV-1 (original) (raw)

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Langerhans cells in the skin and mucosa have been thought to mediate the spread of HIV-1 in the body during sexual transmission. Instead, it seems that the cells protect against the virus, a finding with implications for the development of microbicides (pages 367–371).

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Figure 2: HIV-1 clearance by Langerhans cells.

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  1. Olivier Schwartz is in the Groupe Virus et Immunité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), URA3015, Institut Pasteur, Paris, 75015 France. schwartz@pasteur.fr,
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Schwartz, O. Langerhans cells lap up HIV-1.Nat Med 13, 245–246 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0307-245

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