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ASPECTS OF GASTROINTESTINAL IMMUNOLOGY AND NUTRITION IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-1 INFECTION IN BRAZIL
Infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana-1
Nutrição
Imunologia mucosa
Brasil
Human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection
Nutrition
Mucosal immunology
Brazil
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Imunologia. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Imunologia. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Imunologia. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Mucosal surfaces have a fundamental participation in many aspects of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection pathogenesis. In Brazilian HIV-1 infected subjects, loss of weight and appetite are
among the most debilitating symptoms. In this review we describe a defined mucosal immunogen that
has profound but transient effects on HIV viral load, and we suggest that gut associated lymphoid tissue
under constant immunostimulation is likely to provide a major contribution to the total levels of HIV. We
also show that hypermetabolism appears to play a role in the wasting process in Brazilian patients
coinfected with HIV and tuberculosis.
Keywords in Portuguese
Imunologia gastrointestinalInfecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana-1
Nutrição
Imunologia mucosa
Brasil
Keywords
Gastrointestinal immunologyHuman immunodeficiency virus-1 infection
Nutrition
Mucosal immunology
Brazil
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