Abstract
HIV-1 exerts its most profound effects through destruction of the hosts immune responses specifically through targeting of the T-lymphocyte populations. In addition to its primary immune target, HIV-1 also targets cells of the nervous, skeletal and vascular system. There is emerging evidence to suggest that HIV-1 may, in part at least, affect these diverse tissues by impairing the homeostatic production of terminally differentiated cells from stem and progenitor cell populations. The interaction between HIV-1 and stem cell populations may serve to underpin the diverse nonimmunological effects of HIV-1. This review deals with the effect of HIV-1 infection on a number of progenitor cell types, with emphasis on delineating mechanisms of HIVs destructive effect on the body. Modification of these effects may represent novel avenues for exploration in our search for clinical interventions.
Current HIV Research
Title: Progenitor Cell Types in HIV-1 Infection: Bioactivity and Emerging Targets for Treatment
Volume: 7 Issue: 5
Author(s): Eoin J. Cotter, Peter P. Doran and William G. Powderly
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Abstract: HIV-1 exerts its most profound effects through destruction of the hosts immune responses specifically through targeting of the T-lymphocyte populations. In addition to its primary immune target, HIV-1 also targets cells of the nervous, skeletal and vascular system. There is emerging evidence to suggest that HIV-1 may, in part at least, affect these diverse tissues by impairing the homeostatic production of terminally differentiated cells from stem and progenitor cell populations. The interaction between HIV-1 and stem cell populations may serve to underpin the diverse nonimmunological effects of HIV-1. This review deals with the effect of HIV-1 infection on a number of progenitor cell types, with emphasis on delineating mechanisms of HIVs destructive effect on the body. Modification of these effects may represent novel avenues for exploration in our search for clinical interventions.
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Cotter J. Eoin, Doran P. Peter and Powderly G. William, Progenitor Cell Types in HIV-1 Infection: Bioactivity and Emerging Targets for Treatment, Current HIV Research 2009; 7 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016209789346282
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016209789346282 |
Print ISSN 1570-162X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4251 |
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