{"title":"Issues in HIV / AIDS and liver disease : review","authors":"M. Sonderup","doi":"10.4314/sagr.v5i3.30741","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Kupffer cells, hepatic endothelium and hepatocytes all expressCD4 receptors. Infection by HIV-1 can be demonstratedalthough, to date, HIV infection of cholangiocytes has not beendocumented. In addition HIV associated mRNA and other HIVassociated proteins can readily be found within hepatocytes.","PeriodicalId":39144,"journal":{"name":"South African Gastroenterology Review","volume":"5 1","pages":"8-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Gastroenterology Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/sagr.v5i3.30741","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Kupffer cells, hepatic endothelium and hepatocytes all expressCD4 receptors. Infection by HIV-1 can be demonstratedalthough, to date, HIV infection of cholangiocytes has not beendocumented. In addition HIV associated mRNA and other HIVassociated proteins can readily be found within hepatocytes.