| Autor: |
Barbara Lohman-Payne, Benjamin Gabriel, Sangshin Park, Dalton Wamalwa, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Carey Farquhar, Rose Kerubo Bosire, Grace John-Stewart |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical and Translational Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2001-1326 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40169-018-0206-5 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background In low and middle income countries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposed, uninfected (HEU) infants demonstrate higher morbidity and mortality than their unexposed counterparts. To determine possible immune correlates of this effect, we investigated the impact of in utero HIV exposure on the uninfected neonatal immune milieu and maternal factors mediating these abnormalities in a cohort of vaginally delivered mother-infants. Samples of delivery and cord blood plasma were selected from 22 Kenyan HIV-infected women and their HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) infants drawn from the pre-ARV era, while 19 Kenyan HIV-uninfected (HU) women and their infants were selected from a control cohort. Results Compared to HU cord plasma, HEU cord plasma contained significantly higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukins (IL)-6 and -8 (both p |
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