Article
Lack of evidence for the dichotomy of TH1 and TH2 predominance in HIV-infected individuals.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Jul 1994
Graziosi C, Pantaleo G, Gantt K R, Fortin J P, Demarest J F, Cohen O J, Sékaly R P, Fauci A S
Abstract excerpt
A switch from a T helper 1 (TH1) cytokine phenotype to a TH2 phenotype has been proposed as a critical element in the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Here, constitutive cytokine expression was analyzed in unfractionated and sorted cell populations isolated from peripheral blood and lymph nodes of HIV-infected individuals at different stages of disease. Expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2)...
Topics
- Apoptosis
- CD8 Antigens
- Cell Separation
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-10
- Interleukin-2
- Interleukin-4
- Interleukins
