Aikaterini Alexaki

TL;DR: Cell populations of the monocyte-macrophage lineage, which originate in the bone marrow, are of particular importance in HIV-1 persistence due to their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and spread HIV- 1 infection in the immunoprivileged central nervous system (CNS).

TL;DR: Changes in the growth and differentiation process of HPCs may be involved in the generation of monocyte populations that are more susceptible and/or permissive to HIV-1, and have potentially altered trafficking profiles to several organs, including the CNS.

TL;DR: The fact that they can still result in effective HIV-1 LTR-driven gene expression, particularly within the TF-1 cell line, has suggested that the low binding site affinities associated with the 3 T C/EBP site I and 5 T Sp site III are potentially compensated for by the interaction of nuclear factor-κB with its corresponding binding sites under selected physiological and cellular conditions.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that HIV-1 long terminal repeats (LTRs) from T-, M-, and dual-tropic molecular clones have similar basal LTR activity in TF-1 cells and that differentiation of these cells by PMA resulted in increased L TR activity.

TL;DR: Results have suggested that following infection of peripheral blood monocytes, HTLV‐1 viral gene expression may become up‐regulated by AP‐1 during differentiation into macrophages or dendritic cells.