Abstract

In experiments to determine susceptibility of primary human mammary cells to infection with HIV type 1 as part of HIV breast milk pathogenesis studies,1 our intentions were to block HIV receptor binding, halt viral replication, or prevent endocytosis using pharmaceutical preparations. For the purposes of these studies, we obtained human mammary epithelial cells (MECs) from consenting reduction mammoplasty patients, digested the tissue, and enriched for BerEp4+ MECs per published protocols.2–6 Our initial series of experiments were conducted by culturing enriched MECs on tissue culture plates or on transwell membranes (BD/Falcon, Franklin Lakes, NJ).

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