HIV virus, prostaglandins and essential fatty acids; a suggested mechanism for T helper cell penetration.
Prostaglandins and or its precursors are present in certain body fluids. It has been suggested that critical concentrations of PGE are essential for the HIV to penetrate a lymphocyte. Certain clinical implications of this hypothesis have been discussed.
Vaddadi
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Department of Psychiatry, Crawley Hospital, Crawley, Sussex, U.K.
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D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000502:physiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000503:physiopathology*
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D011453:Prostaglandins