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Effect of Human Saliva on HIV-1 Binding and/or Entry to Target Cells
Human saliva is known to possess anti-HIV-1 activity, but how saliva on the HIV-1 infection of target cells has not been fully clarified. To clarify the effects of saliva on the HIV-1 infection process, we examined the effect of whole saliva on plasma membrane, viral receptor/coreceptor and actin filaments of HIV- target cells and HIV-1 infectivity