SIV Infection of Lung Macrophages.
HIV-1 depletes CD4+ T cells in the blood, lymphatic tissues, gut and lungs.Here we investigated the relationship between depletion and infection of CD4+ T cells in the lung parenchyma.The lungs of 38 Indian rhesus macaques in early to later stages of SIVmac251 infection were examined, and the numbers of CD4+ T cells and macrophages plus the frequen