Inhibition of HIV-1 Infection by Human α-Defensin-5, a Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Genital and Intestinal Mucosae

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Lucinda Furci ,

* E-mail: lucinda.furci@hsr.it

Affiliation Unit of Human Virology, Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Monica Tolazzi,

Affiliation Unit of Human Virology, Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Francesca Sironi,

Affiliation Unit of Human Virology, Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Lia Vassena,

Affiliation Unit of Human Virology, Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Paolo Lusso

Current address: Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari School of Medicine, Cagliari, Italy
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