Dendritic Cells and Virus Infection (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Vol.276) (2003. 205 p. w. 26 figs. (7 col.).)

Dendritic cells are vital to induce potent anti-viral immune responses. It will become clear to the reader that dendritic cells often play a dual role during viral infections. On the one hand they are able to mount potent antiviral immune responses, and on the other hand several viruses, including HIV-1, use DC as a vector to be transferred from the periphery to the lymph nodes where they infect their prime target.