Conference Coverage (Retrovirus)

Can HIV-Damaged Immune Systems Be Restored?

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 3rd, 1997

Now that long-term suppression of HIV appears possible, the central question for treated patients is whether their full immune function can be restored.

Longitudinal studies appear best suited to answer this question. A pilot study by a French research team provides intriguing baseline data and a glimpse into the future.

G. Gorochov of Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, and colleagues studied T-cell repertoires in three groups of patients: four long-term non-progressors, three typical progressors, and eight additional patients studied before and during combination antiretroviral therapy.

They reported their preliminary findings...

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