In vivo effect of statins on the expression of the HIV co-receptors CCR5 and CXCR4

AIDS Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Higuita, Edwin A ^a   Jaimes, Fabián A ^a,b   Rugeles, Maria T ^a   Montoya, Carlos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

CCR5; Chemokines; CXCR4; HIV infection; Statins; Viral tropism

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; MEVINOLIN; RANTES; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL TROPISM; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84876806659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17426405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-10-10     Document Type: Article

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