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Current Deck: ✪ YEAR 1::★ 1st Bimonthly::✦ Exam #4: Tissue Biology: Epithelium & CT::✧ Nerve Tissue

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{{c1::Microglia}} fuse to form multinucleated giant cells in the CNS when infected by {{c2::HIV}}

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- initially HIV infected monocytes cross BBB and become perivascular macrophages that release HIV derived proteins / inflammatory cytokines, microglia form nodules around these macrophages and fuse to form giant cells and nodules

- Chronic HIV encephalitis is due to nodules of these multinucleated microglia

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