HIV and white matter in the brain (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

HIV and white matter in the brain

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A confocal microscope image shows an oligodendrocyte in cell culture, labeled to show the cell nucleus in blue and myelin proteins in red, green, and yellow. Researchers from Penn and CHOP have shown that HIV infection prevents oligodendrocytes from maturing, leading to a reduction in white matter in the brain.

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Raj Putatunda

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