title: [AIDS and opportunistic virus infections].
abstract: The opportunistic herpesvirus infections in AIDS are often life-threatening and the patients have lowered Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific T cell cytotoxicity. On the other hand, the asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) carriers have potentially lowered EBV-specific cytotoxic T cell function, which is shown by exposure of the lymphocytes to an immunosuppressive substance. The EBV-specific T cell cytotoxicity may therefore tell the timing to cope with such opportunistic viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Section of Virology of Cancer Institute, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osato
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D015497:HIV-1; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans