The Effect of Arthrospira platensis Capsules on CD4 T-Cells and antioxidative capacity in a randomized pilot study of adult women infected with human immunodeficiency virus not under HAART in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2973-2986

  Winter, Frank Stéphane ^a   Emakam, Francois ^a   Kfutwah, Anfumbom ^b   Hermann, Johannes ^a   Azabji Kenfack, Marcel ^c   Krawinkel, Michael B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; HIV; Pre HAART; Spirulina; Supplement

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CD38 ANTIGEN; CREATININE; PLACEBO; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; UREA; VIRUS RNA; ANTIOXIDANT; MICROCAPSULE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONCURRENT INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; VIRUS LOAD; WASTING SYNDROME; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CAMEROON; CHEMISTRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; METABOLISM; MICROCAPSULE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SPIRULINA;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CAMEROON; CAPSULES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84904595882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6072973     Document Type: Article

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