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Introduction................................................................................................................................... 335

The Apoptotic Machinery in Thymocytes....................................................................................

336

Role of Apoptosis in T Cell Development.................................................................................... 337

Death by Neglect.................................................................................................................... 337

Negative Selection................................................................................................................. 338

Impact of HIV Infection on Thymic Function.............................................................................. 339

Alteration of Thymic Output after HIV Infection................................................................. 339

Several Thymocyte Subsets Are Susceptible to HIV Infection............................................ 340

Modulation of Apoptosis in the Thymuses of Infected Individuals............................................ 341

Influence of HIV on Thymocyte Apoptosis Rate................................................................... 341

Apoptosis in the Thymic Stroma........................................................................................... 342

Mechanisms Involved in the Modulation of Apoptosis by HIV in the Thymus.......................... 342

Role of Cytokines in HIV-Mediated Perturbation of Thymocyte Apoptosis........................ 342

Influence of IL-7 Levels......................................................................................................... 342

Role of TNF-α........................................................................................................................

343

Perturbation of Thymic Function by IFN-α.......................................................................... 343

Influence of IL-10................................................................................................................... 344

Role of Glucocorticoids......................................................................................................... 344

Role of the CD95/Fas Pathway.............................................................................................. 344

Role of HIV Proteins in Thymic Apoptosis Modifications................................................... 345

Concluding Remarks..................................................................................................................... 345

Acknowledgments......................................................................................................................... 345

References..................................................................................................................................... 346

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Source: Badley A.D. (ed.). Cell Death During HIV Infection. Taylor & Francis,2006. — 511 p.. 2006
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