Potential for immune reconstitution by G-CSF treatment in HIV patients

• Authors: Aulock S. von_ , T. Hartung
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

New treatment strategies for HIV/AIDS are very successful in reducing viral load. However, reconstitution of the immune system takes about one year and may be insufficient or remain incomplete. During this time the patient remains prone to opportunistic infections as a result of the complex immune dysfunction caused by the virus. Recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has diverse immunomodulatory properties which may be beneficial to aid immune reconstitution.

Keywords

EN

AIDS; HIV; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION

Discipline

• IMMUNOLOGY: IMMUNOLOGY

• Publisher: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 111-120

Contributors

author

Aulock S. von_

author

T. Hartung

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: Sonja von Aulock, Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany