Abstract
We studied T cell dynamics in four patients who initially responded well to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but subsequently experienced virological failure. Maintenance of peripheral blood CD4T cell counts was associated with low levels of immune activation. Low reactivity to rebounding virus may preserve normal T lymphocyte distribution over blood and tissues and be associated with stable peripheral blood T cell numbers in virological failures to HAART.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1287-9 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | AIDS (London, England) |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Jun 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult
- Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- HIV Infections/drug therapy
- HIV-1/drug effects
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral/analysis
- Recurrence
- T-Lymphocytes/cytology