Hiv And Interleukin 2

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Interleukin-2

What Is Interleukin-2? Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a protein made by the body. T-helper cells, a kind of white blood cell, produce IL-2 when they are stimulated by an infection. IL-2 makes infection-fighting cells multiply and mature. Patients who use IL-2 have large increases in their CD4 cell counts. IL-2 is called an immune modulator. Interleukin-2 has been approved by the FDA to treat some types of cancer, but is not approved for use in HIV...

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Interleukin-2 hiv treatment dosag

what is best dosage...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Interleukin-2 has not been approved for the treatment of HIV infection since there has been no study that has clearly demonstrated a significant clinical benefit (prevention of death or AIDS related problems). Il-2 is relatively expensive and has... Read more »

SAFETY OF USING INTERLEUKIN FOR HIV IMMUNOSTIMULATION

Dear Doc. Thanks for being available to our doubts. I am a young medical student ,HIV+, on HAART for 3 years , planning to start interleukin cycles. (9 millions subcutaneous during 6 days every 8 weeks) My last tests were VIRAL LOAD: 710 copies per...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear A. Although I don't necessarily understand why you are in need of interleukin-2, I can reassure you that there is no reason to believe that it will induce tumor growth or other malignancies. In fact, it is FDA-approved as a means to shrink... Read more »

Interleukin-2

Is there any reason why someone with HIV/HBV coinfection cannot use interleukin-2?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Not that I can think of. If the IL 2 perks up the immune system a lot, then there may be some clinical symptoms of hepatitis B if you are lucky enough to seroconvert. Good luck! DTD... Read more »

Interleukin-2 and New Meds??

Dr. Holodniy, Finally, a question for you that actually has to do with resistance testing and HIV treatment! Your opinion on the following questions would be greatly appreciated, as my partner and I have become quite confused about what do with...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your questions show a lot of thought and concern. The addition of indinavir will not hurt him at this point, but will probably have no affect against the virus that could be genotyped. It will add complexity to the regimen, in that the drug has to... Read more »

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HIV-Negative AIDS?

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"Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia, or ICL, is an immunodeficiency syndrome in which human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, cannot be detected. Because HIV is the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), ICL can be referred to... Read more »

hiv gene therapy

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hiv gene therapy has been getting a lot of play in the national and international press as of late....i would be interetested in comments on this hope. Read more »

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Could someone tell me what the test called HSF helper/suppressor quantition test looks for? I have searched the web and can't find a thing.

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