Abstract
CD4+ T-cell depletion during acute human immunodeficiency virus infection occurs predominantly in the gastrointestinal mucosa. Using experimental data on SIVmac251 viral load in blood and CD4 + T cells in the jejunum, we modeled the kinetics of CD4+ T-cell infection and death and estimated the viral infectivity. The infectivity of SIVmac251 is higher than previously estimated for SHIV89.6P infection, but this higher infectivity is offset by a lower average peak viral load in SIYmac251. Thus, the dynamics of target cell infection and death are remarkably similar between a CXCR4- and a CCR5-tropic infection in vivo.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8025-8029 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Virology |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2007 |