Social Stress Alters Immune Response and Results in Higher Viral Load During Acute SIV Infection in a Pigtailed Macaque Model of HIV
S. M. Guerrero-Martin, L. H. Rubin, K. M. Mcgee, E. N. Shirk, S. E. Queen, M. Li, B. Bullock, B. W. Carlson, R. J. Adams, L. Gama, D. Graham, C. Zink, J. E. Clements, J. L. Mankowski, K. A. Metcalf Pate
This study shows that social stress in SIV-infected macaques increases viral load and T cell activation during acute infection compared to socially housed animals.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology