艾滋病毒和衰老:对中枢神经系统的影响以及对动物模型的洞察力

Chen Zhang1, George Z Ji1, Larisa Y Poluektova1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States.

ACS infectious diseases
|September 15, 2025
PubMed
概括

艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWH) 经历加速衰老,特别是在中枢神经系统 (CNS). 新的动物模型可以帮助研究艾滋病毒的衰老,并开发治疗方法来减缓这一过程.

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