Immune reconstitution of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic infectious disease, which the patients are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV damages the human's immune function and causes CD4 cell decline in the number and function. Immune reconstitution is an important treatment to AIDS. Bone marrow transplantation, adoptive immune cell therapy and cytokines infusion can all assist the immune reconstitution; highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can effectively control the virus replication and benefit the immune reconstitution. HAART combined with immunotherapy is an important method of immune reconstitution in AIDS patients. Chinese medicine is playing a more and more important role in immune reconstitution. Immune reconstitution has always been effective in the whole treatment of AIDS.
Guang' anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Jie
J
Wang
Hong-sheng
HS
Lin
Meng-yu
MY
Liu
Yong
Y
Li
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D055553:Prescription Drugs