CCR2 deletion (−/−) significantly reduces HIV-1 Tat ± morphine-induced increases in GFAP+ astroglia (e) and F4/80+ macrophages/microglia (f) compared to wild type (+/+) mice at sites near (300 ± 100 μm) the site of Tat injection (*p < 0.05 vs. wild type mice) (see, El-Hage et al.