Proportions of circulating T cells with a regulatory cell phenotype increase with HIV-associated immune activation and remain high on antiretroviral therapy

• Main Authors: Lim, A., Tan, D., Price, P., Kamarulzaman, A., Tan, H.Y., James, I., French, M.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4611/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective: To examine the relationships between blood CD4 natural regulatory T (T-reg) cells, plasma HIV RNA level, CD4 T-cell count and immune activation in untreated HIV-infected patients and immunodeficient patients beginning antiretroviral therapy (ART), using a novel phenotype to define Treg ce...