News tagged with cd4 lymphocytes
Gene therapy shows promise as weapon against HIV
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that gene therapy can be developed as a safe and active technique to combat HIV.
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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New anti-HIV gene therapy makes T-cells resistant to HIV infection
An innovative genetic strategy for rendering T-cells resistant to HIV infection without affecting their normal growth and activity is described in a paper published in Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mar ...
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Jan 26, 2011 |
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New models predict short-term survival of HIV patients starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-saharan Africa
The survival of HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa in the first year of antiretroviral therapy (ART) can now be predicted using either of two new risk models, developed by Matthias Egger from the University of Bern in Switzerland ...
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Jul 15, 2010 |
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Study links liver transplantation to accelerated cellular aging
Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that liver transplant recipients develop premature immune senescence, the normal process by which the immune system ages and becomes less effective. Full details appear in ...
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Apr 29, 2010 |
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MS study suggests key role of environmental factor in the disease
Scientists are reporting what they say is compelling evidence that some powerful non-heritable, environmental factor likely plays a key role in the development of multiple sclerosis.
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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Researchers present Phase II HIV gene therapy trial data at CROI 2010
In the study, seven of eight subjects experienced a decrease in viral load set point and one subject experienced prolonged, complete control of HIV viremia for more than 14 weeks in the absence of HAART. The study looked ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Immune cell activity linked to worsening COPD
A new study links chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, with increased activity of cells that act as sentinels to activate the body's immune system.
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve a form of sudden, rapid aging of the immune system
Premature aging of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research scientists from the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute ...
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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Healing badly damaged lungs: Distinct set of white blood cells found to set the pace of wound repair
After more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery after serious lung injury.
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Does peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations correlate with hepatitis B virus load?
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a dynamic process with variable biochemical, virological and histological profiles at different stages of the infection, depending on host and viral factors. Furthermore, this profile ...
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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Transplant drug stimulates immune memory
Rapamycin, a drug given to transplant recipients to suppress their immune systems, has a paradoxical effect on cells responsible for immune memory, scientists at the Emory Vaccine Center have discovered.
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Jun 21, 2009 |
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