scholarly journals Interleukin-7 levels before highly active antiretroviral therapy may predict CD4+ T-cell recovery and virological failure in HIV-infected children

2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador Resino ◽  
Alicia Pérez ◽  
Juan Antonio León ◽  
Mª Dolores Gurbindo ◽  
Mª Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández
2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Castagna ◽  
Laura Galli ◽  
Carlo Torti ◽  
Antonella D’Arminio Monforte ◽  
Cristina Mussini ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 96 (26) ◽  
pp. 15167-15172 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. M. Ferguson ◽  
F. deWolf ◽  
A. C. Ghani ◽  
C. Fraser ◽  
C. A. Donnelly ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 84 (20) ◽  
pp. 10765-10772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize ◽  
Pamela P. Gumbi ◽  
Lenine J. Liebenberg ◽  
Yuan Ren ◽  
Peter Smith ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected individuals is associated with control of viremia, improved CD4 counts, and declining systemic HIV-specific immune responses. While HAART effectively reduces plasma viremia, it remains unclear how effectively antiretroviral drugs reach mucosal surfaces, such as those of the genital tract. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of HAART on genital tract CD4 T cell reconstitution, HIV shedding, and HIV-specific T cell responses. Cervical cytobrush and blood specimens were obtained from 35 HIV-infected, HAART-naïve women and 27 women on HAART in order to investigate HIV Gag-specific T cell responses by intracellular gamma interferon (IFN-γ) staining. Interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and IL-8 concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). We show that for HIV-infected women, HAART is associated with significantly improved CD4 T cell counts both in blood and at the cervix. While HAART effectively suppressed both blood and cervical viremia, HIV-specific CD8 T cell responses in blood were lost, while those at the cervix were preserved.


AIDS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 867-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Hayes ◽  
David M. Asmuth ◽  
J. William Critchfield ◽  
Thomas H. Knight ◽  
Bridget E. McLaughlin ◽  
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AIDS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Uccelli ◽  
Carlo Torti ◽  
Eugenia Quiros-Roldan ◽  
Carmine Tinelli ◽  
Andrea Patroni ◽  
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