AIDS and HIV Therapy
Antiretroviral treatment may restore thymic function
Published in Blood Weekly, May 30th, 2002
"The origin of T cells after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) is now under discussion," according to Dr. Jaime M. Franco and colleagues working at Virgen del Rocio University Hospital in Seville. "The possibility of renewed lymphopoiesis in aged thymuses is still controversial."
In their preliminary study, Franco and colleagues found evidence supporting the possibility of HAART-induced thymic...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2002-05-30)
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