Interleukin-7 in HIV pathogenesis and therapy

European Cytokine Network

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-207

  Chahroudi, Ann ^a   Silvestri, Guido ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD127; Central memory; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunotherapy; Interleukin 7

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 7;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7;

EID: 77957374578     PISSN: 11485493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ecn.2010.0205     Document Type: Review

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