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SUBMITTER: Godinho-Santos A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6910871 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Godinho-Santos Ana A Foxall Russell B RB Antão Ana V AV Tavares Bárbara B Ferreira Tiago T Serra-Caetano Ana A Matoso Paula P Sousa Ana E AE
The Journal of infectious diseases 20200101 1
Follicular helper T cells (Tfh), CD4 lymphocytes critical for efficient antibody responses, have been shown to be key human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 reservoirs. Human immunodeficiency virus-2 infection represents a unique naturally occurring model for investigating Tfh role in HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, given its slow rate of CD4 decline, low to undetectable viremia, and high neutralizing antibody titers throughout the disease course. In this study, we investigated, for the f ...[more]