Effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy on thymical reconstitution of CD4 T lymphocytes in vertically HIV-infected children
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in AIDS
- Vol. 16 (8) , 1181-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200205240-00013
Abstract
CD4 T-cell percentages, viral load and thymic function measured as T-cell receptor rearrangement excision circle (TREC) levels were determined every 2-3 months in six treated HIV-infected children for 4 years. All children experienced a marked increase in CD4 cell count after therapy, accompanied by a concomitantly marked increase in TREC levels. In children, the decrease in viral load caused by antiviral therapy leads to an increase in CD4 T cells, mainly because of a recovery in the thymic production of new T cells.Keywords
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