HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research data from Howard University update understanding of HIV/AIDS co-infection
Published in Virus Weekly, November 10th, 2009
In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology, dietary iron and serum concentrations of markers of T-helper type (Th) 1 and Th-2 immune pathways in the setting of tuberculosis (TB). A total of 49 patients with pulmonary TB in rural Zimbabwe, 32 of whom were HIV-positive, were evaluated at presentation and over 10 weeks of antituberculosis treatment."
"Interleukin (IL) 12 and neopterin,Th-1 markers, were both elevated at presentation in 92% of the subjects. In contrast, only 23% had elevation of the Th-2 marker, IL-4. Neopterin and IL-6 concentrations decreased over 10 weeks of treatment...
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Source: Virus Weekly (2009-11-10)
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