Volume 351, Pages S5-S7 (June 1998) Sexually transmitted diseases enhance HIV transmission: no longer a hypothesis Myron S Cohen, MD The Lancet Volume 351, Pages S5-S7 (June 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)90002-2 Copyright © 1998 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure Transmission of HIV-1 through exposure of vaginal endocervical cells to semen Semen contains syncytia-inducing (SI) and non-syncytia-inducing (NSI) HIV-1 isolates. NSI isolates are preferentially transmitted, most likely through uptake by CD4 and CCR5 receptors expressed on monocytic and dendritic cells. The Lancet 1998 351, S5-S7DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(98)90002-2) Copyright © 1998 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions