Human immunodeficiency virus-1 uses the mannose-6-phosphate receptor to cross the blood-brain barrier.

HIV-1 circulates both as free virus and within immune cells, with the level of free virus being predictive of clinical course. Both forms of HIV-1 cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and much progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms by which infected immune cells cross the blood-brain...

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Main Authors: Shinya Dohgu, Jan S Ryerse, Sandra M Robinson, William A Banks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382565?pdf=render