Effect of interleukin-2 on the pool of latently infected, resting CD4+ T cells in HIV-1-infected patients receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
Nat Med
; 5(6): 651-5, 1999 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10371503
ABSTRACT
The size of the pool of resting CD4+ T cells containing replication-competent HIV in the blood of patients receiving intermittent interleukin (IL)-2 plus highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) was significantly lower than that of patients receiving HAART alone. Virus could not be isolated from the peripheral blood CD4+ T cells in three patients receiving IL-2 plus HAART, despite the fact that large numbers of resting CD4+ T cells were cultured. Lymph node biopsies were done in two of these three patients and virus could not be isolated. These results indicate that the intermittent administration of IL-2 with continuous HAART may lead to a substantial reduction in the pool of resting CD4+ T cells that contain replication-competent HIV.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos
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Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
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Interleucina-2
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Fármacos Anti-HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article