Abstract
Gradual depletion of CD4+ T cells is a typical characteristic of pathogenic SIV infection. Intriguingly, we find a spontaneous CD4+ T-cell homeostasis in northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) during SIVmac239 infection.
Keywords:
AIDS; CD4+ T-cell homeostasis; Macaca leonina; SIVmac239.
© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
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Animals
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CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
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CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / virology
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Disease Models, Animal
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HIV-1 / immunology*
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Homeostasis
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Immunologic Memory
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Macaca / immunology*
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Macaca / virology
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Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
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Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / physiology*
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T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
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T-Lymphocyte Subsets / virology
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Viral Load