HIV infection of hepatocytes results in a modest increase in hepatitis C virus expression in vitro.

Previous studies demonstrate that soluble HIV proteins impact both hepatocyte function and HCV replication in vitro. It has also been reported that HIV can productively infect hepatocytes. We therefore investigated the impact of HIV infection of hepatocytes on HCV expression. The Huh7.5JFH1 cell lin...

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Main Authors: Ling Kong, Jeffrey A Welge, Eleanor A Powell, Jason T Blackard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938396?pdf=render