The presence of anti-CD4 autoantibodies in treatment-naive patients with advanced HIV was associated with a decreased rate of CD4 reconstitution following ART initiation.

People with a CD4 count below 200 are considered to have AIDS and are more susceptible to opportunistic infections. In general, higher CD4 counts offer better protection and hint at a more robust ...

The rate of fatal non–AIDS-defining cancers was 10 times lower in patients with CD4 counts >500 cells/mm 3 than in those with CD4 counts <50 cells/mm 3. Evidence is accumulating to indicate that ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

Two research teams led by Warner Greene at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have demonstrated that the vast majority of CD4 T cells in lymphoid tissues, despite their ability to resist full ...

Research on the presence of thyroid abnormalities in HIV showed that patients with HIV are at risk for developing a variety of thyroid disorders.

Why is AIDS a syndrome and not a disease? What is syndrome?Lookman (by SMS) AIDS is the result of untreated HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Over time, HIV destroys CD4-T white blood cells, ...

CD4-positive T cells are a subtype of lymphocyte. They are MHC class II-restricted and are important mediators of adaptive immunity. These cells are involved in both the induction and the ...