Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-150). / The female genital tract serves as the major portal of entry for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Local immune factors unique to the mucosal micro-environment such as the genital tract cytokine milieu or the activation/differentiation status of T cells may play a significant role in heterosexual transmission of HIV and subsequent pathogenesis. Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying the persistent recruitment, activation and differentiation of mucosal T cells will give crucial insight into potential therapeutic targets to restore effective local immunity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/10501 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Gumbi, Pamela |
| Contributors | Passmore, Jo-Ann |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Virology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | application/pdf |
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