Biology and clinical relevance of chemokines and chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CCR5 in human diseases

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 236, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 637-647

  Choi, Won Tak ^a   An, Jing ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; CCR5; Chemokine receptors; Chemokines; CXCR4; HIV; SDF 1 ; vMIP II

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSECTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KNOWLEDGE; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET CELL; VIRUS TYPING;

ANIMALS; CHEMOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, CCR5; RECEPTORS, CXCR4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 79958788099     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.010389     Document Type: Review

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