title: [Cells of the immune system in the pathogenesis of HIV infections.].
abstract: For more than twenty years comprehensive research has been focusing on the pathogenesis of HIV infections. In this multifactorial complex a crucial role is played, in addition to virological aspects, by the mechanisms of the host's immune system. The paper focuses primarily on the role of T lymphocytes and of antigen - presenting cells - macrophages and dendritic cells - in HIV infections. It also discusses the control of HIV infections using neutralizing antibodies and HIV-1 specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes and CD4+ T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Immunology, Regional Institute Of Public Health Kolín, Office Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Venuse
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Skokanová
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanková
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D015658:HIV Infections; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans