title: Changes in the slope of the CD4 cell count increase after initiation of potent antiretroviral treatment.
abstract: Two phases of CD4+ T-cell increases are seen soon after potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) is initiated. In this 72-week analysis of 101 subjects with sustained viral suppression, we estimate the inflection point between the 2 phases to be 10 weeks after treatment initiation. Higher pretreatment HIV-1 RNA levels were associated with steeper initial CD4+ T-cell increases, likely reflecting greater redistribution of cells from lymphoid tissue to the peripheral blood compartment.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard School of Public Health, 651 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rbosch@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaida
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lederman
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors