Normalization of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in response to effective antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 496-499

  Montes, Martin ^a,b   Sanchez, Cesar ^a   Lewis, Dorothy E ^c   Graviss, Edward A ^d   Seas, Carlos ^a   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^a   White Jr , A Clinton ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 79751470192     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiq073     Document Type: Article

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