Kaposi sarcoma was one of the harbingers of the emergence of HIV/AIDS, and remains an
enduring cultural symbol of the fear and stigma of early years of the epidemic [1, 2]. By the …

Abstract Human herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8) viremia is associated with refractory conditions in
patients infected with HIV‐1. Therefore, we evaluated the factors related to plasma HHV‐8 …

The aim of this study was to compare cytokine expression on both gene and protein levels in
acute and chronic phase of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Thirty four patients were enrolled for …

Abstract Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is known to be reactivated in immunocompromised
situations and it is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and some hematological …

During the early 1980s, the first 3 human retroviruses were identified: human T-lymphotropic
virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A person …

HIV, HTLV-1/-2, and HCV share routes of transmission, and such virus co-infections could
account for worse outcomes of associated diseases. Measuring cytokines/chemokines, CD4 …

Background Co-infection with hepatitis C (HCV) is very common in human
immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected patients. Although HIV co-infection clearly …

Infection of immune cells with HIV induces dysregulation of cytokines which may play a vital
role in HIV pathogenesis. We analysed the expression of T helper type I (Th1)(interferon …

Human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) infections are associated with Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS),
Multiple Castleman disease and primary effusion lymphoma, and particularly important in …

The study was designed to assess the effect of HIV infection on CD4'T cell count, IL-6 and
IFN-y in HIV infected individuals. Forty-five HIV positive subjects (male 27, female 18), aged …