scholarly journals Cannabinoids – Influence on the Immune System and Their Potencial Use in Supplementary Therapy of HIV/AIDS

10.5772/20420 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Szulakowska ◽  
Halina Milnerowicz
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA: A MAGICAL WAND WITH IMMENSE MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akanksha Arora
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
C Protein ◽  
Bioactive Phytochemicals ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Significant Health ◽  
Hiv Aids

Tinospora cordifolia, a herb with a potential of boosting the immune system of a person is fully packed with nutrition be it carbohydrates, vitamin C, protein, fat, bioactive phytochemicals etc which one can have for relieving the person from illness and providing significant health benefits. When it comes to healthy herbs and plants Tinospora cordifolia never fails as a choice to cure the diseases and the symptoms associated with it. It helps in the treatment and management of diabetes, cancer, HIV-AIDS, toxicity from aflatoxins, osteoporosis, inflammation, leprosy, arthritis etc by the helps of various phytochemicals present in it. Alkaloids like Tinocordiside, Palmatine, Magnoflorine helps in cancer, syringin works as a great anti-allergen, magnoflorine as an anti-inflammatory etc.

scholarly journals Developing AIDS – The Dangerous Conjugation and Transformation of HIV : An In-depth Analysis

1970 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
K Bulbul Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
The Body ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS spreads so quickly and so destructively that it supersedes all disasters ever attacks human civilization. No branch of scientists can declare them aloof or abstain from it. So the agriculturists are very closely concern with its research-issues, nutritional remedies and agro-based care. We know, HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients provided by those cells to grow and reproduce. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is a disease in which the body's immune system breaks down and is unable to fight off infections, known as "opportunistic infections," and other illnesses that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are various in types and it needs not only the care from health professionals rather it deserves agriculturists, nutritionists and social scientists to combat together. When a person is infected with HIV, the virus enters the body and lives and multiplies primarily in the white blood cells. These are immune cells that normally protect us from disease. The hallmark of HIV infection is the progressive loss of a specific type of immune cell called T-helper, or CD4 cells. As the virus grows, it damages or kills these and other cells, weakening the immune system and leaving the person vulnerable to various opportunistic infections and other illnesses ranging from pneumonia to cancer. Understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) works inside the human cell gives all scientists important ways about how to attack it at its most vulnerable points and clues to start research. Knowing the secrets of how the virus functions and reproduces itself -- a process called its ‘life-cycle'- can help scientists design new drugs and nutritional supplements those are more effective at suppressing HIV and support the affected lives. This study will draw a clear and easy-to-understand picture for every scientist, obviously the agriculturists too, being alert and keeping their lives safe from this fatal conjugation of HIV and help to invent natural and/or plant remedies to prevent or suspend HIV's aggression, as long as we concern. Key words: HIV, AIDS, retro virus, HIV viral transformation. DOI = 10.3329/jard.v5i1.1473 J Agric Rural Dev 5(1&2), 157-166, June 2007

A Novel Immunogen to Modulate Cytokine Production and Promote Immune System Reconstitution in HIV–AIDS

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack L. Segal ◽  
John F. Thompson ◽  
Richard A. Charter
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Cytokine Production ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Acquaintance on HIV/AIDS among the Higher Secondary Level Students of Manikgonj District, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Mehnaz Quddus ◽  
Md Fashiur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a transmissible retrovirus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in human, HIV infection gradually affects the immune system of human body and consecutively damages the cell. The result of HIV infection is relentless destruction of the immune system leading to the onset of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). As young adults are one of the vulnerable groups for infection of HIV and studies regarding the awareness on HIV/AIDS among the young adults out of Dhaka are very few in numbers so this study was conducted outside of the capital among the higher secondary level students. Objective: To assess the level of awareness on HIV/AIDS among the higher secondary level students of Manikgonj District, Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This observational study was carried out to observe the awareness of HIV/AIDS among the higher secondary level students of randomly selected urban and rural areas of Manikgonj District, Bangladesh. The total number of respondents was 246 and ages ranged from 16 to 25 years. Results: A total of 246 respondents were interviewed and among them the majority of students were male and awareness was high among the male respondents. Majority of the respondents (98%) heard about HIV/ AIDS. It also revealed 88.62% participants believed that it is a preventable disease and 78.50% of the respondents had knowledge about the unavailability of the vaccine. About the transmission, 93.90% respondents opined that it was due to infected blood transfusion; followed by 92.82% believed due to unprotected sex and 67.1% stated contaminated instruments cause transmission of HIV. In case of prevention of the disease, 88.21% believed health education as one of the preventive methods followed by using condom 86.59%, safe blood transfusion 80.49% and avoiding contaminated instrument 74.80%. Conclusion: The level of awareness among the higher secondary level students in study area Manikgonj, Bangladesh was satisfactory. To maintain this adequate focus should be given on the need for the further information, education and communication programs to identify the barriers and to seek the ways to enlighten the population about HIV/AIDS knowledge. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.13(1) 2017: 111-116

scholarly journals The Correlation Between Waitress Attitude About HIV-AIDS and Contracting HIV-AIDS of Anxiety

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Dwi Yunica Astriani ◽  
I Dewa Ayu Rismayanti ◽  
I Made Sundayana ◽  
Putu Indah Sintya Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Human Immune System ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Human Immune ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the human immune system and weakens the body’s ability to resist disease and people become susceptible to various infections. This study aims  to investigate the correlation between waitress attitude about HIV-AIDS and anxiety contracting HIV-AIDS in Dahlia dan Sahara Bar and Karaoke. Methods: This research uses non-experimental with cross-sectional approach. Collecting data uses the understanding of HIV-AIDS test that consist of 20 items and zung self rating anxiety scale that consist of 20 items. The subjects of this study are 30 people. The subjects of this study are women who worked in nightclubs as waitress in Dahlia and Sahara bar and karaoke in 2017. Results: Data was analyzed by spearman's rho. The hypothesis result showed that correlation coefficient= -.761** with p= 0,000 (p<0,05), it means H0 rejected and Ha accepted. Conclusions: Based on data analysis can be concluded that there is Correlation Between Waitress Attitude about HIV-AIDS and Anxiety Contracting HIV-AIDS in Dahlia dan Sahara Bar and Karaoke. Based on the result of the study It is suggested to provide information about HIV-AIDS through health education and HIV prevention resources.

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS and Psychosocial Ostracism: A view from Kashmir

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohmad Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Hiv Treatment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Death Sentence ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Hiv Epidemic ◽  
Acquired Immunodeficiency ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv Aids

Literally the phrasal acronym HIV/AIDS would prove a leitmotif in this study. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, and not everyone who has HIV advances to this stage. At this stage people are susceptible to opportunistic infections because of their damaged immune system. So a person progressed to too many opportunistic infections means he has AIDS. He also may show very little CD4 count. A person at this stage is bound to go for medical, salubrious, and therapeutic intervention to avoid the extreme results and death sentence. HIV epidemic has a well-documented and well understood progression. Untreated, HIV is almost universally fatal because it eventually damages the immune system—resulting in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy) helps people at all stages of the disease, and treatment can slow or prevent progression from one stage to the next. As yet no vaccine or drug has been made by the medical sciences that ensure the complete eradication of virus from the body. The available drugs surely can stop the growth of virus, or lessen the multiplication of it. These drugs have been responsible for the longevity of the HIV infected.

scholarly journals Exhausting T Cells During HIV Infection May Improve the Prognosis of Patients with COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Song Lin ◽  
Xiao-Hong Lin ◽  
Jian-Wen Wang ◽  
Dan-Ning Wen ◽  
Jie Xiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Immune System ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
T Cell Exhaustion ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Cell Exhaustion ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Hiv Aids

T-cell reduction is an important characteristic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and its immunopathology is a subject of debate. It may be due to the direct effect of the virus on T-cell exhaustion or indirectly due to T cells redistributing to the lungs. HIV/AIDS naturally served as a T-cell exhaustion disease model for recognizing how the immune system works in the course of COVID-19. In this study, we collected the clinical charts, T-lymphocyte analysis, and chest CT of HIV patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection who were admitted to Jin Yin-tan Hospital (Wuhan, China). The median age of the 21 patients was 47 years [interquartile range (IQR) = 40–50 years] and the median CD4 T-cell count was 183 cells/μl (IQR = 96–289 cells/μl). Eleven HIV patients were in the non-AIDS stage and 10 were in the AIDS stage. Nine patients received antiretroviral treatment (ART) and 12 patients did not receive any treatment. Compared to the reported mortality rate (nearly 4%–10%) and severity rate (up to 20%–40%) among COVID-19 patients in hospital, a benign duration with 0% severity and mortality rates was shown by 21 HIV/AIDS patients. The severity rates of COVID-19 were comparable between non-AIDS (median CD4 = 287 cells/μl) and AIDS (median CD4 = 97 cells/μl) patients, despite some of the AIDS patients having baseline lung injury stimulated by HIV: 7 patients (33%) were mild (five in the non-AIDS group and two in the AIDS group) and 14 patients (67%) were moderate (six in the non-AIDS group and eight in the AIDS group). More importantly, we found that a reduction in T-cell number positively correlates with the serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP), which is contrary to the reported findings on the immune response of COVID-19 patients (lower CD4 T-cell counts with higher levels of IL-6 and CRP). In HIV/AIDS, a compromised immune system with lower CD4 T-cell counts might waive the clinical symptoms and inflammatory responses, which suggests lymphocyte redistribution as an immunopathology leading to lymphopenia in COVID-19.

A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS Among Young Adults in Selected Areas, Mumbai

2021 ◽  
pp. 467-468
Author(s):  
Alex Merlin
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Acquired Immunodeficiency ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). There is currently no effective cure. Once people get HIV, they have it for life. But with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled. OBJECTIVES: To assess the level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among young adults in selected areas, Mumbai. H1 -There is significant association between the level of knowledge with selected demographic variables. Research Design – Survey method. Sample Size – 150 Young adults. CONCLUSION: As per the survey, among 150 young adults, 65 young adults had poor level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS. This showing a significant reduction in the level of knowledge.

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