Published in AIDS Weekly, August 7th, 2006
Study 1: According to recently published research from the United States, HIV-1 infection initiates an inflammatory cascade in human renal tubular epithelial cells.
"HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the most common cause of chronic renal failure in HIV-infected patients. Tubulointerstitial inflammation is a prominent component of the histopathology of HIVAN.
"The pathogenesis of HIVAN is a result of infection of renal epithelial cells, but the cellular response to this infection remains poorly defined," wrote M.J. Ross and colleagues, Mount Sinai School of...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2006-08-07)
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