The Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl Increases HIV Replication and Chemokine Co-Receptor Expression in Lymphocyte Cell Lines.

Janani Madhuravasal KrishnanLing KongRebekah KarnsMario MedvedovicKenneth E ShermanJason Tory Blackard

Published in: Viruses (2023)

Synthetic opioid fentanyl impacts HIV replication and chemokine co-receptor expression. Increased virus levels suggest that opioid use may increase the likelihood of transmission and accelerate disease progression.

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