A review found that CD4/CD8 ratio could be used as a prognostic marker for mortality in patients with HIV, though future studies need to be done to confirm these findings. Clinical practices can ...

Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a clinical syndrome that is defined by CD4 lymphopenia of less than 300 cells per cubic millimeter in the absence of any primary or acquired cause of ...

Here’s a tau twist that may take some adapting to. CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, yes, those mercurial executioners of the immune system, may be responsible for the neurodegeneration seen in Alzheimer’s ...

Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8 + T cells are activated after detection of viral infection or growth of “non-self” tumor cells. However, in chronic ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

Advancements in HIV/AIDS research, drug development and clinical practice since the 1980s have made it possible for people living with HIV to lead long, productive lives and keep the virus in check at ...

This study is led by Dr. Shuyang Yu (College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University), Dr. Jingyu Xu (The Collaborative Innovation Center of Tissue Damage Repair and Regeneration ...

Most of these treatments are based on CD8 T lymphocytes, ''killer cells'' able to eliminate diseased cells. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has explored an alternative approach involving ...

Study uncovers a pathogenic subset of memory T-cells that promote tissue inflammation and highlights a potential target for treating nasal polyps and other inflammatory airway diseases. Study: ...