Gastrointestinal immune responses in HIV infected subjects.
The gut associated lymphoid tissue is responsible for specific responses to intestinal antigens. During HIV infection, mucosal immune deficiency may account for the gastrointestinal infections. In this review we describe the humoral and cellular mucosal immune responses in normal and HIV-infected subjects.
Castello-Branco
L R
LR
Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Lewis
D J
DJ
Ortigõ-de-Sampaio
M B
MB
Griffin
G E
GE
D000917:Antibody Formation; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D004064:Digestive System / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D007074:Immunoglobulin G