[AIDS and opportunistic virus infections].
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.
Sugiura
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Section of Virology of Cancer Institute, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Matsuura
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A
Imai
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S
Sakurada
K
K
Miyazaki
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T
Osato
T
T
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D015497:HIV-1; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans