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Sequencing of Bacterial Microflora in Peripheral Blood: our Experience with HIV-infected Patients
Published on: June 11, 2011
[Intestinal microbiota and progression of AIDS]
1Henan Provincial Center for Disease of Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China.
Abstract:
Antiretroviral treatment has significantly reduced the mortality and morbidity of AIDS. However, recent studies have shown that when HIV viremia is successfully inhibited by antiretroviral treatment, intestinal immune disorders and secondary structural damage can still bring out microbial translocation which give rise to immune activation and the related inflammation will later lead to the progression of AIDS disease. Since intestinal microbiota is important for maintaining the function of the intestinal mucosal barrier, regulating innate immunity/acquired immunity and maintaining intestinal balance, studies on the relationship between changes in intestinal microbiota and the progression AIDS disease are of significantly theoretical value and practical meaning. This review focuses on the relationship between intestinal microbiota and the progressive AIDS, as well as the potential of application in treatment.
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