Caustic Role of Disease-Fighting Cells in HIV Infection (IMAGE)
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Dyes illuminate macrophage and monocyte cells as they arrive in the brain, where their presence is tied to neurological damage in people otherwise living symptom-free with HIV. By using different colored dyes to tag these disease-fighting cells, researchers have developed a clearer picture of how and when macrophages and monocytes accumulate in different parts of the brain during stages of HIV infection and the onset of AIDS. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Pathology, add new evidence about the role of these cells in AIDS-related dementia and other illnesses.
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<i>Amer. Journal of Pathology</i>
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