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CD4-independent infection of human neural cells by human immunodeficiency virus type 1
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CD4-independent infection of human neural cells by human immunodeficiency virus type 1

J M Harouse, C Kunsch, H T Hartle, M A Laughlin, J A Hoxie, B Wigdahl and F Gonzalez-Scarano
Journal of virology, v 63(6), pp 2527-2533
Jun 1989
PMID: 2786088
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https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.63.6.2527-2533.1989View
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Abstract

A number of studies have indicated that central nervous system-derived cells can be infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). To determine whether CD4, the receptor for HIV-1 in lymphoid cells, was responsible for infection of neural cells, we characterized infectable human central nervous system tumor lines and primary fetal neural cells and did not detect either CD4 protein or mRNA. We then attempted to block infection with anti-CD4 antibodies known to block infection of lymphoid cells; we noted no effect on any of these cultured cells. The results indicate that CD4 is not the receptor for HIV-1 infection of the glioblastoma line U373-MG, medulloblastoma line MED 217, or primary human fetal neural cells.

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