Robust Reconstitution of Tuberculosis-Specific Polyfunctional CD4+T-Cell Responses and Rising Systemic Interleukin 6 in Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Author(s) -
Shruthi Ravimohan,
Neo Tamuhla,
Kebatshabile Nfanyana,
Andrew P. Steenhoff,
Rona Letlhogile,
Ian Frank,
Rob Roy MacGregor,
Robert Gross,
Drew Weissman,
Gregory P. Bisson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ978
Subject(s) - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , medicine , immunology , tuberculosis , immune system , t cell , tumor necrosis factor alpha , latent tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , viral load , virus , pathology , antiretroviral therapy
The immunopathogenesis of paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) remains unclear. We determined the association between pathogen-specific T-cell responses and development of paradoxical TB-IRIS on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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