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In Vitro Assay to Evaluate the Impact of Immunoregulatory Pathways on HIV-specific CD4 T Cell Effector Function
Published on: October 16, 2013
[Use of immunoglobulins in AIDS]
V Accurso1, S Mancuso, M E Mitra
1Istituto di Clinica medica e Malattie cardiovascolari, Policlinico, Palermo.
Abstract:
Fourteen AIDS patients with constitutional symptoms without a known etiology were treated with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG). The dosage regimen was 300 mg/kg per day three times weekly for two weeks followed by 300 mg/kg per day once weekly for ten weeks. All patients improved clinically after treatment with IVIG. The reason for the clinical improvement in our cases is as yet unclear, but it is possible that immunoglobulins have had a therapeutic effect on the underlying immunologic disturbance.
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