HIV-1 Replication in the Central Nervous System Occurs in Two Distinct Cell Types
Schnell G, Joseph S, Spudich S, Price RW, Swanstrom R. HIV-1 Replication in the Central Nervous System Occurs in Two Distinct Cell Types. PLOS Pathogens 2011, 7: e1002286. PMID: 22007152, PMCID: PMC3188520, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-associated dementiaCentral nervous systemHIV-1 populationsMacrophage-tropic virusesCerebrospinal fluidHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionNervous systemCSF of subjectsT cell-tropic virusesViral replicationVirus type 1 infectionType 1 infectionHIV-1 replicationHIV-1 variantsHAD subjectsCNS infectionsTherapy initiationCCR5-tropicOvert dementiaVirological characteristicsNeurocognitive disordersHIV-1Virological stateSurface CD4CSF compartment