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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Michael George
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-56090 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20090131 3
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue is a major target and reservoir of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected T-cells. Our studies seek to recapitulate, in vitro, interactions between HIV-infected T-lymphocytes and intestinal epithelial cells in order to investigate the mechanisms underlying the disruption of normal epithelial cell and barrier function. Here, we describe a novel approach for creating co-cultures of healthy or HIV-infected T-lymphocytes (Jurkat) and human intestinal epithelial (H ...[more]