| Literature DB >> 28993335 |
Sergio Serrano-Villar1, Giorgia Caruana2, Alexander Zlotnik3, José A Pérez-Molina4, Santiago Moreno4.
Abstract
A low CD4/CD8 ratio during treated HIV infection reflects heightened immune activation and predicts death. The effects of different antiretroviral therapy regimens on CD4/CD8 ratio recovery remains unclear. We performed a post hoc analysis of the MERIT study, a randomized, double-blind trial of maraviroc versus efavirenz in combination with zidovudine-lamivudine in treatment-naive HIV-infected individuals. We found higher rates of CD4/CD8 ratio normalization with efavirenz, which was driven by a greater CD8+ T-cell decline.Entities:
Keywords: CD4/CD8 ratio; HIV; T cells; T-cell activation; antiretroviral therapy; efavirenz; maraviroc
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28993335 PMCID: PMC5700350 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01763-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191