Improving defences at the portal of HIV entry: mucosal and innate immunity

PLoS Med. 2008 Apr 1;5(4):e81. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050081.

Abstract

The authors discuss the key scientific issues in mucosal and innate immunity related to immune protection against HIV infection.

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Vaccines / immunology*
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • HIV / immunology*
  • HIV Infections / immunology*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate*
  • Immunity, Mucosal*
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Toll-Like Receptors / immunology
  • Virus Internalization*

Substances

  • AIDS Vaccines
  • Toll-Like Receptors