AIDS/HIV Vaccine
Increased HIV mucosal replication linked to mucosal cytokine activation
Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 22nd, 2004
According to recent research published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, "The purpose of this study was to characterize intestinal mucosal cytokine profiles in subjects with HIV-1 infection and their relation to mucosal viral load (MVL). Intestinal mucosal cytokine mRNA (interleukin [IL]-2, interferon [IFN]-gamma, IL-12, IL-10, IL-1beta, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha, IL-6, and regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted [RANTES]) and HIV-1 RNA were quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)."
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-12-22)
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