HAART restores the frequency of regulatory T cells (Tregs) among HIV/AIDS patients
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Results Our study showed that healthy controls had a Tregs frequency of 4.1%. When Tregs frequency analyzed among HIV/AIDS patients who are yet to receive HAART we found a significant reduction in Tregs population i.e. 1.2%. Encouragingly this deep plunge in Tregs population was found to be restored and surged upon HAART up to 12.6%. However, these changes in percentages did not alter based on their gender or age or absolute CD4 count of the study population.
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دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014