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Editorial
. 2009 May 1:6:41.
doi: 10.1186/1742-4690-6-41.

The co-receptor signaling model of HIV-1 pathogenesis in peripheral CD4 T cells

Yuntao Wu  1
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Editorial

The co-receptor signaling model of HIV-1 pathogenesis in peripheral CD4 T cells

Yuntao Wu. Retrovirology. .

Abstract

HIV-mediated CD4 depletion is the hallmark of AIDS and is the most reliable predictor of disease progression. While HIV replication is associated with CD4 depletion in general, plasma viremia by itself predicts the rate of CD4 loss only minimally in untreated patients. To resolve this paradox, I hypothesize the existence of a subpopulation of R5X4-signaling viruses. I also suggest that the gradual evolution and emergence of this subpopulation are largely responsible for the slow depletion of peripheral CD4 T cells.

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The co-receptor signaling model of HIV pathogenesis in peripheral CD4 T cells. In this model, I hypothesize that the emergence of the R5X4-signaling viruses (Red dotted lines) is responsible for the slow depletion of peripheral CD4 T cells.
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