Interleukin-2 And Immune Function

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Interleukin-2 (IL-2, Proleukin)

Introduction What Does the Research Show? Who Should Use it? What About Side Effects? How to Use it? Where to Get it? Dosing Considerations Commentary The Bottom Line Introduction Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a naturally occurring substance made by cells in your immune system. Its main function is to signal cells (most often CD4+ cells) to become active and reproduce. A man-made version of IL-2 (aldesleukin, Proleukin) has been studied...

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Interleukin-2 "good or bad option"???

First of all, thanks for all your help. Question: I am not on meds yet (CD4 684, CD% 31, VL 1628) but I want to keep my CD4 as high as possible, I read about Interleukin-2 that increase the CD4 with really good results, some of the articles state...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're back again? And you have a similar question about immune-based therapy for HIV. This time the focus is interleukin-2. IL-2 is perhaps the best studied immune-based therapy. (I did research using IL-2 in HIV-infected patients in the... Read more »

Immune function

Dr. Holodniy, Besides T cell and IgG subsets, what other tests are there to determine the strength of one's immune system...ability to fight off viruses and bacteria? Could low IgG (or a low level of other non-CD4 immune cells)cause a virus...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

T lymphocytes are the predominant cell type the body uses to fight and contain these viral infections. B cells produce antibodies and are a secondary containment system. For awhile, HIV infection often results in more antibodies in general being... Read more »

steroids/immune function

I have recently asked my doctor if would be safe to try anabolic steroids to help me pu on weight. I was told that it would lower my immune function? Although there seems to be some positve stuff regarding anabolic steroids in this forum. Are they...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Some studies show that specific anabolic steroids have beneficial effects on specific immune functions. Differences in how specific anabolic steroids affect the immune system in HIV should be studied. Some HIV doctors prescribe testosterone and the... Read more »

quick q's re testosterone, cortisol, immune functionality

Hello, I have three quick questions:a. Does low testosterone cause anemia?b. Do HIV positive folk usually have high cortisol that does not fluctuate much during the day? Is it high cortisol in the early morning that causes CD4 counts to be lowest in...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

a. Unlikely.b. No. Compared to uninfected controls, most HIV patients have levels in the normal range. AIDS patients tend to have reduced levels. Highest cortisol levels are seen in the morning.c. I may have answered this for you in another posting.... Read more »

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