Persons who inject drugs (PWID) retain functional NK cells, dendritic cell stimulation, and adaptive immune recall responses despite prolonged opioid use - Tomescu, Costin; Colon, Krystal; Smith, Peter; Taylor, Mack; Azzoni, Livio; Metzger, David S.; Montaner, Luis J. (Journal of leukocyte biology, 2021)
Keywords: activation; CD28 antigen; CD3 antigen; CD38 antigen; CD4 antigen; CD69 antigen; CD8 antigen; Crosstalk; CXCR4 protein; Cytotoxicity; Dendritic cells; Dendritic structure; Drugs; HIV; HIV infection; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune response; Immune system; Immunosuppressive agents; Infections; Infectivity; Leukocytes; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes T; memory response; Narcotics; Natural killer cells; Opioids; people who inject drugs (PWID); Peptides; Plasma levels; Staphylococcal enterotoxin B; memory response; HIV; people who inject drugs (PWID); activation; HIV infection; opioids