Disruption of gut homeostasis by opioids accelerates HIV disease progression

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue JUN, 2015, Pages

  Meng, Jingjing ^a   Sindberg, Gregory M ^b   Roy, Sabita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease progression; Gastrointestinal immunology; Gut homeostasis; HIV infection; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN ZO1; PROTEIN ZO2; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENTERITIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; LAMINA PROPRIA; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84937109454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00643     Document Type: Review

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