Efectos de IL-27 en la función de las células T CD4 y CD8 específicas de HIVGag

Maryam Abdussamad1, Grace Katz1, Jie Cheng1

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3970 Reservoir Road, N.W, New Research Building, Room EG19A, Washington, DC 20057, USA.

Resumen

La interleucina-27 (IL-27) puede mejorar las respuestas inmunitarias en personas con VIH (PVVIH). Este estudio encontró que la IL-27 mejora la función de las células T CD8 específicas del VIH, lo que podría mejorar los resultados para las PVVIH.

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