title: Interleukin-2 production and response to exogenous interleukin-2 in a patient with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: The ability of lymphocytes from a patient suffering from the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to produce interleukin-2 (IL-2) was found to be comparable to that of his healthy sex partner and to that of a normal control. Addition of exogenous IL-2 to lymphocyte cultures did not improve the poor mitogen response to phytohaemagglutinin in this patient. Our data suggest that the underlying defect in this AIDS patient is due to an IL-2 receptor defect.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins