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Assessment of cytokine values in serum by RT-PCR in HIV-1 infected individuals with and without highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART)
Meira, D. A; Almeida, R. A. M. B; Barbosa, A. N; de Souza, L. R; Olivo, T. E. T; Henriques, R. M. S; Golim, M. A; Araújo Júnior, J. P; Nagoshi, L. R; Orikaza, C. M; Calvi, S. A.
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  • Meira, D. A; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Almeida, R. A. M. B; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Barbosa, A. N; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • de Souza, L. R; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Olivo, T. E. T; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Henriques, R. M. S; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Golim, M. A; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Araújo Júnior, J. P; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Bioscience Institute. Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Botucatu. BR
  • Nagoshi, L. R; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Orikaza, C. M; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
  • Calvi, S. A; São Paulo State University. Botucatu Medical School. Department of Tropical Diseases. Botucatu. BR
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis ; 14(4): 685-702, 2008. graf, tab
Article em En | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: lil-500142
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was performed on HIV-1 infected individuals with or without antiretroviral treatment (ARV) in the AIDS Day Hospital, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP. Between August 2004 and October 2005, 73 HIV-1 infected individuals were divided into three groups infected individuals with or without AIDS who had never received ARV (G1 = 15); patients on HAART that had had plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load (VL) equal to or greater than 50 copies/mL (G2 = 27); and patients on HAART with undetectable VL for at least the past six months (G3 = 31). There was also an additional group that comprised blood donors without any sign of the disease and with negative HIV serum tests (G4 = 20), which was the control group. Serum cytokine levels (values in pg/mL) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and specific mRNA expression by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Both techniques were performed on the four groups for TNF-á, IL-2, INF-ã, IL-4 and IL-10. All patients were submitted to VL determination and CD4+ and CD8+T lymphocyte counts. The analysis of the results revealed a significant comparison among groups for both methods and an association between the latter (> 80% r² > 0.80). There was only one exception, in control individuals for IL-2 by ELISA. The cytokine profiles, in both methods, for the three patient groups, were mature Th-0. The behaviors of IL-2 and INF-ã required emphasis due to consequent expression of dominant Th profile. Both methods showed low IL-2 and high mean values of INF-ã in the three groups. Several authors have recently drawn attention to the substantial apoptosis of infected and non-infected CD4+T cells, mainly during primary infection, persisting only in those with INF-ã phenotype producer and not IL-2. HIV infected individuals submitted to HAART are expected to produce IL-2 in an attempt to present Th-1 profile, but in most cases this did not occur.(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article