T cell dynamics and the response to HAART in a cohort of HIV-1-infected elite suppressors.

Sedaghat, Ahmad R; Rastegar, Darius A; O'Connell, Karen A; Dinoso, Jason B; Wilke, Claus O; Blankson, Joel N · Clin Infect Dis · 2009

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

Elite controllers or suppressors are untreated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients who maintain undetectable viral loads. In this study, we show that most elite suppressors do not experience significant changes in T cell counts over a 10-year period. Interestingly, treatment of an elite suppressor with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) led to a marked decrease in immune activation.

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