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    AIDS. 2008 Oct 1;22(15):2035-8.

    Microbial translocation is associated with sustained failure in CD4+ T-cell reconstitution in HIV-infected patients on long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy.

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    Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. giulia.marchetti@unimi.it

    Abstract

    Patients with inefficient CD4+ T-cell recovery on virogically suppressive highly active antiretroviral therapy constitute a major clinical hurdle given the threat of HIV/AIDS disease progression. We show heightened circulating lipopolysaccharide associated with plasma enterobacterial DNA and highly activated Ki67+CD4+CD8+ in 24 immunologic-nonresponders (CD4+ T-cell < or = 200; HIV-RNA < or = 50) compared with 11 full responders (CD4+ T-cell > or= 400; HIV-RNA < or = 50). These data provide novel insight into INRs pathogenesis, since they correlate augmented systemic translocation of microbial bioproducts with T-cell hyperactivation.

    PMID:
    18784466
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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