Abstract Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is required for T cell development and for maintaining and
restoring homeostasis of mature T cells. IL-7 is a limiting resource under normal conditions …

Although highly active antiretroviral therapy has enabled constant progress in reducing HIV-
1 replication, in some patients who are “aviremic” during treatment, the problem of …

Background. Failure to normalize CD4+ T-cell numbers despite effective antiretroviral
therapy is an important problem in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods …

Treatment of HIV‐infected patients with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) usually
results in diminished viral replication, increasing CD4+ cell counts, a reversal of most …

Up to 30% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients who are receiving long-
term highly active antiretroviral therapy do not exhibit a marked increase in the CD4+ T cell …

Methods: A comprehensive literature search of PubMed was performed to find clinical trials
in humans that assessed the effect of nutrients and phytonutrients on immune function and …

Background. Adequate zinc is critical for immune function; however, zinc deficiency occurs
in 150% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults. We examined the safety …

Objective: We aimed to characterize non-AIDS events (NAEs) occurring in newly diagnosed
HIV-infected patients in a contemporary cohort. Methods: The Cohort of the AIDS Research …

The age of 50 has been considered as a cut-off to discriminate older subjects within HIV-
infected people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Background A discordant immune response (DIR) is a failure to satisfactorily increase CD4
counts on ART despite successful virological control. Literature on the clinical effects of DIR …