Objective Conflicting data have been generated from previous studies to determine which kind of relationship exists between HIV-1 specific CD8 Tcell responses and HIV-1 viral load or CD4 count over the course of *** t...
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Objective Conflicting data have been generated from previous studies to determine which kind of relationship exists between HIV-1 specific CD8 Tcell responses and HIV-1 viral load or CD4 count over the course of *** this study,153 HIV-1 infected LTNPs were enrolled to investigate the role of HIV-1 specific CD8 T-cell responses in chronic HIV-1 infection among HIV-1 infected former blood *** The patients were stratified into three groups according to CD4 count:CD4≥500 cells/μL;350 cells/μL≤CD4〈500 cells/μL;CD4〈350 cells/μ*** were isolated from the patients' anticoagulated blood ***-2 and IFN-γ secretions of CD 8 T cells against 17 HIV-1 consensus B full peptide pools were analyzed by using ICS *** An overall inverse correlation were observed between CD4 count and plasma viral *** no significant difference was observed during the comparisons of frequency/breadth of HIV-1 specific CD8 T cell responses,CD4 count stratification analysis showed that different correlation pattern existed in three strata:as for patients whose CD4 counts were less than 350 cells/μL,no significant correlations were identified between frequency/breadth of HIV-1 specific CD8 T cell responses and CD4 count/viral load;as for patients whose CD4 counts ranged from 350 cells /μL to 500 cells/μL,significant correlation was only observed between the response breadth of IL-2+IFN-γ+ CD8 T cells and CD4 count;however,as for patients whose CD4 counts were more than 500 cells/μL,direct correlations were identified between IL-2+IFN-γ+/IL-2+/IFN-γ+ CD8 T cells and viral load or CD4 *** Universal consistent inverse correlation was only indentified between CD4 count and viral *** relationship between HIV-1 specific CD8 T cell responses and CD4 count/viral load varied in different CD4 strata,which showed that better preserved CD4 T cells were correlated with better CD8 T cell functions.
Background Natural killer (NK) cells play critical roles in host immune defense, while the quantities and subset distributions may vary among different races. To address the difference, we compared these variables a...
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Background Natural killer (NK) cells play critical roles in host immune defense, while the quantities and subset distributions may vary among different races. To address the difference, we compared these variables among Chinese Han, the Caucasians and the Blacks. The study may provide critical background information for both basic research and clinical investigation. Methods Blood samples collected from populations of different races were tested within 12 hours after collection and subsets of NK cells were characterized using flow cytometry. Results The absolute NK count in the Chinese Han was significantly higher than that in the Caucasian. The Han and Caucasian groups showed higher percentages of cytotoxic subset compared to that of the Black group. The percentage of cytokine-producing subset of Chinese Han group was lower than that of Caucasian and Black groups. Black group had a higher percentage of function-unknown NK subset than that of the Han and Caucasian groups. Conclusion Our data indicated that NK cell count and the distribution of different subsets varied among different races, which should be taken into consideration in related investigations.
Objective to explore dynamic characteristics of the HIV mother to child transmission (MTCT) epidemic in *** A deterministic dynamic transmission model was used to determine the effect of key parameters on the likely...
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Objective to explore dynamic characteristics of the HIV mother to child transmission (MTCT) epidemic in *** A deterministic dynamic transmission model was used to determine the effect of key parameters on the likely long-term trends of the HIV MTCT epidemic in *** 7.0 was used to develop the *** The number of the susceptibles (S),the transmission rate (β),and the screening proportion (α) of HIV positive pregnant women have the greatest impact on the HIV MTCT epidemic in *** growth of the MTCT epidemic in China could not be controlled only by decreasing the MTCT transmission *** prevalence of HIV positive women should be reduced and more pregnant women should be tested for *** prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) should focus not only on the reduction of HIV transmission rates and incidences of HIV among women but also on the increase of HIV testing for pregnant *** most cost-effective PMTCT means for China should be investigated in future studies.
Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among asymptomatic Chinese patients with HIV infection has not been investigated despite high tuberculosis burden in China. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence, ri...
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Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among asymptomatic Chinese patients with HIV infection has not been investigated despite high tuberculosis burden in China. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of PTB among asymptomatic patients with HIV/aids in Guangxi to facilitate the development of diagnostic and treatment *** All asymptomatic adult HIV-infected patients with CD4 <350 cells/μl who attended four HIV clinics in Guangxi between August 2006 and March 2008 were evaluated for active PTB with physical examination, chest X-ray (CXR),sputum smear and/or sputum liquid culture. Data were described using median (interquartile range, IQR) and *** and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors associated with *** Among 340 asymptomatic subjects, 15 (4%) were diagnosed with PTB, with 4 (27%) sputum smear positive and 8 (53%) sputum culture positive. CXR has higher diagnostic sensitivity (87%) than sputum smear (25%) and sputum culture (67%), but lower specificity (56%) compared with sputum smear (99%) and culture (100%). In univariate analysis,injection drug user, body mass index (BMI) <18 kg/m2, CD4 <50 cells/μl and presence of peripheral lymphadenopathy were associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic PTB, while in multivariate analysis only peripheral lymphadenopathy maintained statistical significance (OR=7.6, 95% CI 1.4-40). Patients with negative smear and minor or no abnormalities on CXR had longer interval between screening and TB *** PTB was relatively common in this group of HIV+ asymptomatic Chinese patients. Diagnosis is challenging especially where sputum culture is unavailable. These findings suggest that an enhanced evaluation for PTB needs to be integrated with HIV care in China and transmission prevention in China to control at both households and health care facilities, especially for patients with fact
To assess the influence of human leukocyte antigen(HLA) on HIV-1 infection and the in vivo control of virus,294 HIV-positive and 59 HIV-negative former blood donors(FBDs) in Fuyang City of Anhui province were enrolled...
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To assess the influence of human leukocyte antigen(HLA) on HIV-1 infection and the in vivo control of virus,294 HIV-positive and 59 HIV-negative former blood donors(FBDs) in Fuyang City of Anhui province were enrolled to perform HLA genotyping and the association of HIV-1 infection and the allele distribution were *** viral load and CD4/CD8 T cell counts were assessed in all *** observed that the frequency of HLA-A*03
China's rapidly evolving HIV/aids epidemic calls for a dramatic expansion of both prevention and treatment services. Official state media recently reported that for the first time, in 2008, HIV/aids became China's l...
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China's rapidly evolving HIV/aids epidemic calls for a dramatic expansion of both prevention and treatment services. Official state media recently reported that for the first time, in 2008, HIV/aids became China's leading cause of death among infectious diseases. Estimates from the Ministry of Health indicate that around 700 000 people were living with HIV and 85 000 people had aids in 2007. Initially, HIV-1 infection was confined primarily to certain high-risk populations such as injection drug users (IDU) along drug-trafficking routes, and former plasma donors (FPD) in rural communities in east-central China. Now, however, HIV prevalence is increasing among female sex workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM).
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