title: Stress management and immune system reconstitution in symptomatic HIV-infected gay men over time: effects on transitional naive T cells (CD4(+)CD45RA(+)CD29(+)).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Changes in immunologic status were evaluated in 25 HIV-infected men randomly assigned to a 10-week stress management intervention or a wait-list control condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors monitored changes in number of transitional naive T cells (CD4(+)CD45RA(+)CD29(+)) over 6-12 months after the completion of the intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Men receiving stress management had higher CD4(+) CD45RA(+)CD29(+) cell counts at follow-up than did the control subjects. This difference was independent of initial number of naive T cells and HIV virus load.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stress management is associated with immunologic reconstitution in HIV-positive gay men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA. mantoni@umiami.ir.miami.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Antoni
authors.forename: Dean G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cruess
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klimas
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cruess
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lutgendorf
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ironson
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000097:blood*; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D019012:Integrin beta1; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens