Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin: an informative biomarker of central nervous system immune activation in HIV-1 infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>HIV-1 invades the central nervous system (CNS) in the context of acute infection, persists thereafter in the absence of treatment, and leads to chronic intrathecal immunoactivation that can be measured by the macrophage activation marker, neopterin, in cerebrospi...

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Main Authors: Bestetti Arabella, Spudich Serena, Brew Bruce J, Gisslen Magnus, Cinque Paola, Hagberg Lars, Price Richard W, Fuchs Dietmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Online Access:http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/7/1/15