Browsing by Author "Soares, Andreia"

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CD8+ T-cell interleukin-7 receptor alpha expression as a potential indicator of disease status in HIV-infected children

Author: Sharma, Tanvi S ; Hughes, Jane ; Murillo, Amarylis ; Riley, Joanne ; Soares, Andreia ; Little, Francesca ; Mitchell, Charles D ; Hanekom, Willem A Date: 2008 BACKGROUND: Initiation and modification of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children depend on viral load and CD4+ T-cell count. However, these surrogates have limitations, and complementary immunological markers to assess therapeutic ... Read more c b
Changes in the BCG-Induced T cell response over the first year of life

Author: Soares, Andreia Date: 2011 Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the only currently available tuberculosis vaccine, is the most widely administered vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Despite this, many gaps in our knowledge of BCG-induced T cell responses ... Read more
Restoration of cellular immunity in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Author: Fatime Ramla, Tanko Date: 2017 During the course of HIV pathogenesis, the virus induces multiple defects in immune cells, altering their functional ability to efficiently control HIV itself and other infections. Whilst the widespread implementation of antiretroviral therapy ... Read more

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