HIV requires unique immune proteins, called 'mature monocytes', to enter the brain, crossing the brain's blood-brain barrier, reveals a new study. Although it was known that HIV can enter the brain early during infection, causing inflammation and memory/cognitive problems, exactly how this occurs has been largely unknown. The new study solves this mystery by showing that HIV relies on proteins expressed by a type of immune cell, called "mature monocytes," to enter ...
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