| Autor: |
Puppo F; Cattedra di Patologia Medica RR, ISMI, University of Genova, Italy., Pierri I, Rogna S, Pattarini R, Piovano PL, Catellani S, Varnier OE, Indiveri F |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
AIDS research and human retroviruses [AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses] 1987; Vol. 3 (4), pp. 423-32. |
| DOI: |
10.1089/aid.1987.3.423 |
| Abstrakt: |
In the present study both responsiveness and stimulatory capacity in autologous mixed lymphocyte reactions (AMLRs) of non-T/T and T/T type, as well as in allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), were evaluated in 30 intravenous drug abusers (IDAs) infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in 10 HIV-negative IDAs. The production of interleukin 2 (IL2), and the expression of HLA Class II antigens and IL2 receptors by PHA-activated T lymphocytes were also evaluated. A severe impairment of both responsiveness and stimulatory capacity in MLR and AMLRs was found in the HIV-positive IDAs and not in the HIV-negative IDAs. The HIV-positive IDAs showed also a defective expression of HLA Class II antigens, whereas the IL2 production and the IL2 receptor expression were in the normal range. The present data are consistent with similar observations in male homosexuals with AIDS-related complex and confirm that the HIV infection induces a broad spectrum of immunological abnormalities leading to a progressive derangement of the immunocompetence. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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