PMID- 25407434 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150720 LR - 20181113 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 135 IP - 5 DP - 2015 May TI - The role of human dendritic cells in HIV-1 infection. PG - 1225-1233 LID - S0022-202X(15)37260-2 [pii] LID - 10.1038/jid.2014.490 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) and their subsets have multifaceted roles in the early stages of HIV-1 transmission and infection. DC studies have led to remarkable discoveries, including identification of restriction factors, cellular structures promoting viral transmission including the infectious synapse or the interplay of the C-type lectins, Langerin on Langerhans cells (LCs), and dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin on other DC subsets, limiting or facilitating HIV transmission to CD4(+) T cells, respectively. LCs/DCs are also exposed to encountering HIV-1 and other sexually transmitted infections (herpes simplex virus-2, bacteria, fungi), which reprogram HIV-1 interaction with these cells. This review will summarize advances in the role of DCs during HIV-1 infection and discuss their potential involvement in the development of preventive strategies against HIV-1 and other sexually transmitted infections. FAU - Ahmed, Zahra AU - Ahmed Z AD - Department of Dermatology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, Glamorgan House, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK. FAU - Kawamura, Tatsuyoshi AU - Kawamura T AD - Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. FAU - Shimada, Shinji AU - Shimada S AD - Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. FAU - Piguet, Vincent AU - Piguet V AD - Department of Dermatology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, Glamorgan House, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK. Electronic address: piguetv@cardiff.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - 506398/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20141119 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Cell Communication/physiology MH - Dendritic Cells/*physiology MH - HIV Infections/*physiopathology/prevention & control/transmission MH - *HIV-1 MH - Humans MH - Langerhans Cells/physiology MH - Viral Vaccines/therapeutic use EDAT- 2014/11/20 06:00 MHDA- 2015/07/21 06:00 CRDT- 2014/11/20 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/08/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/09/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/21 06:00 [medline] AID - S0022-202X(15)37260-2 [pii] AID - 10.1038/jid.2014.490 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2015 May;135(5):1225-1233. doi: 10.1038/jid.2014.490. Epub 2014 Nov 19.