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Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Posted by Dgrace, 1 Reply
My brother found out he had HIV in July of 2010, his count was under 200, He did not know he had HIV and only recently had symptoms of the disease. He started anti-virals in August. Almost immediatly after starting the medicine he became very ill....
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Posted by Dgrace
My brother passed away in OCT, 2010. He died of Macrophage Activation Syndrome (look it up so you know the symptoms of it because it is hard to diagnose and the anti-virals are the suspected cause of it) and was diagnosed with HIV in July of 2010....
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macrophage-activating factorI hope you reply to my question.. please.Dear docIt is on-line on the web site of The Journal of medical virology and Clinical immunology an abstract of Yamamoto's research where he claims HIV ERADICATION in humans.Abstracts are reviewed by...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Not enough data was presented to determine if a "cure" was documented. Changes in viral load and/or CD4 count are not sufficient....
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HIV and HemochromatosisDear Sir,HIV-1 NEF down-regulates the hemochromatosis protein HFE, manipulating iron homeostasis.PNAS 2005:102:11017-22HFE mutation in hemochromatosis changes the interaction between HIV and macrophages!Sincerely YoursFriedrich Flachsbart...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
Your feedback with those references is appreciated. The clinical implications of that laboratory finding is unclear and needs more study....
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HIV/AIDS B-cells1. What will happen to the person if their B-cells are taken out of the immune system cascade, but the macrophage remains? In other words they no longer function as programmed?2. what will happen to the person if thier marcrophages are no longer...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
This forum is exclusively for the discussion of the side effects of HIV therapy....
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eradication of HIVThe Journal of medical virology reported a study of Yobutu Yamamoto concerning Immunotherapy of HIV infected patients with Gc protein-derived Macrophage activating factor (GcMAF). Is eradication of HIV a real possibility ?Thanks for your answerPedro...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hola Pedro and thanks for your post.Thoughts of a treatment strategy, never mind eradication are wildly premature on the basis of a single in vitro laboratory study.This study is provocative and might lead to approaches to improve treatment, and...
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Scientists Study How HIV Hides in BodyAn existing drug used to fight a parasite could prove useful in flushing dormant HIV out of the bloods macrophage cells, where existing AIDS drugs cannot penetrate, a new study suggests. Macrophages engulf and digest debris and pathogens in the... Read more »
Researchers Plan to Target Immune Cells Responsible for Eluding Antiretroviral TreatmentCertain human immune cells known as macrophages are composed of hybrid HIV strains that elude treatment and antiretroviral drugs, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Florida and other institutions, the Gainesville Sun ... Read more »
HIV Found to Replicate Outside CD4 Cells; Discovery Gives Insight Into HIV-related DementiaIn an intriguing new study published last week in PLoS Pathogens , researchers discovered the first solid proof that HIV can replicate itself in cell types other than CD4 cells. The finding potentially opens an important window on our understanding... Read more »
Cocaine May Increase Risk for Cognitive Problems in HIVClick image to enlarge. Improved antiviral medications have rendered less common the severe cognitive losses that were a dreaded complication of HIV infection early in the epidemic. Nevertheless, HIV continues to cause pathology in brain... Read more »
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