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Review
. 2018 Mar 15;15(1):7.
doi: 10.1186/s12981-018-0194-y.

Effects of HIV infection and ART on phenotype and function of circulating monocytes, natural killer, and innate lymphoid cells

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Effects of HIV infection and ART on phenotype and function of circulating monocytes, natural killer, and innate lymphoid cells

Rose Nabatanzi et al. AIDS Res Ther. .

Abstract

HIV infection causes upregulation of markers of inflammation, immune activation and apoptosis of host adaptive, and innate immune cells particularly monocytes, natural killer (NK) and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) restores CD4 T-cell counts, the persistent aberrant activation of monocytes, NK and ILCs observed likely contributes to the incomplete recovery of T-cell effector functions. A better understanding of the effects of HIV infection and ART on the phenotype and function of circulating monocytes, NK, and ILCs is required to guide development of novel therapeutic interventions to optimize immune recovery.

Keywords: Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Innate immunity; Innate lymphoid cells; Monocytes; Natural killer cells.

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The effects of HIV infection and ART on monocytes, NK cells, ILCs

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