HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells or HCV-Infected Hepatocytes Are Unable to Promote Latency Reversal among HIV-Infected Mononuclear Cells
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cell Culture
2.2. Viral Stocks
2.3. Cellular Infection
2.4. Determination of HIV Latency Reversal
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells (LX-2) Were Not Able to Reverse Viral Latency in J-Lat Cells
3.2. HCV-Infected Hepatocytes (Huh7.5 Cells) Were Not Able to Reverse Viral Latency in J-Lat Cells and U1 Cells
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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López, C.A.M.; Freiberger, R.N.; Sviercz, F.A.; Quarleri, J.; Delpino, M.V. HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells or HCV-Infected Hepatocytes Are Unable to Promote Latency Reversal among HIV-Infected Mononuclear Cells. Pathogens 2024, 13, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020134
López CAM, Freiberger RN, Sviercz FA, Quarleri J, Delpino MV. HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells or HCV-Infected Hepatocytes Are Unable to Promote Latency Reversal among HIV-Infected Mononuclear Cells. Pathogens. 2024; 13(2):134. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020134
Chicago/Turabian StyleLópez, Cinthya Alicia Marcela, Rosa Nicole Freiberger, Franco Agustín Sviercz, Jorge Quarleri, and María Victoria Delpino. 2024. "HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells or HCV-Infected Hepatocytes Are Unable to Promote Latency Reversal among HIV-Infected Mononuclear Cells" Pathogens 13, no. 2: 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020134
APA StyleLópez, C. A. M., Freiberger, R. N., Sviercz, F. A., Quarleri, J., & Delpino, M. V. (2024). HIV-Infected Hepatic Stellate Cells or HCV-Infected Hepatocytes Are Unable to Promote Latency Reversal among HIV-Infected Mononuclear Cells. Pathogens, 13(2), 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020134