Search Results - "Kapembwa, Moses"
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PD-1 Expression and Cytokine Secretion Profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific CD4+ T-Cell Subsets; Potential Correlates of Containment in HIV-TB Co-Infection
Published in PloS one (12-01-2016)“…HIV co-infection is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) providing a powerful model in which to dissect out defective, protective and dysfunctional…”
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T-Cell Immunophenotyping Distinguishes Active From Latent Tuberculosis
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-09-2013)“…Background. Changes in the phenotype and function of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis)-specific CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T-cell subsets in response to stage of…”
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HIV enteropathy and 'Slim disease': Historical and current perspectives
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-02-2024)“…Chronic diarrhoea and severe wasting associated with HIV infection were first described in East African patients as slim disease (SD) in 1985. The main…”
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HIV enteropathy: HAART reduces HIV-induced stem cell hyperproliferation and crypt hypertrophy to normal in jejunal mucosa
Published in Journal of clinical pathology (01-01-2014)“…To analyse the structural and kinetic response of small intestinal crypt epithelial cells including stem cells to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)…”
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Characteristics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Occurring as a Late Complication of Immune Reconstitution in Patients With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease
Published in Medicine (Baltimore) (01-03-2005)“…Experimental evidence from animal models has provided a framework for our current understanding of autoimmune disease pathogenesis and supports the importance…”
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Chemokine Receptor Expression on Mucosal Dendritic Cells from the Endocervix of Healthy Women
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-07-2004)“…Dendritic cells (DCs) may be an initial target of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during heterosexual transmission. An analysis of DCs in the…”
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HIV enteropathy : crypt stem and transit cell hyperproliferation induces villous atrophy in HIV /Microsporidia -infected jejunal mucosa
Published in AIDS (London) (19-02-2007)“…The study aim was to analyse the kinetics of stem and transit cells in the crypts of jejunal mucosa infected with HIV and Microsporidia. The size of villi,…”
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Comparison of screening strategies to improve the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in the HIV-positive population: a cohort study
Published in BMJ open (01-01-2012)“…BackgroundHIV is the most important risk factor for progression of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB). Detection and treatment of…”
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Hormonal Upregulation of CCR5 Expression on T lymphocytes as a Possible Mechanism for Increased HIV-1 Risk
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-03-2005)Get full text
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Differences in antigen‐specific CD4+ responses to opportunistic infections in HIV infection
Published in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (01-09-2015)“…HIV‐infected individuals with severe immunodeficiency are at risk of opportunistic infection (OI). Tuberculosis (TB) may occur without substantial immune…”
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Oral contraceptive use induces upregulation of the CCR5 chemokine receptor on CD4 + T cells in the cervical epithelium of healthy women
Published in Journal of reproductive immunology (01-03-2002)“…Heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) is the predominant mode of infection worldwide. Increased risk of HIV-1 transmission…”
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Recruitment of CD4+ T lymphocytes and macrophages into the cervical epithelium of women after coitus
Published in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology (01-02-2003)“…Objective: T lymphocytes and macrophages are considered essential components of the immune response. Many factors are known to influence the presence and…”
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Ex vivo analysis of HIV‐1 co‐receptors at the endocervical mucosa of women using oral contraceptives
Published in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (01-12-2004)“…Combined oral contraceptives may alter the microenvironment of the female genital tract and, thus, influence susceptibility of endocervical cells to HIV‐1…”
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Evaluation of the cervical cytobrush sampling technique for the preparation of CD45+ mononuclear cells from the human cervix
Published in Journal of immunological methods (01-12-2001)“…A cytobrush technique developed to prepare mononuclear cells from the intraepithelial layer of the endocervix has been evaluated. Specimens yielded…”
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Granuloma annulare masquerading as molluscum contagiosum–like eruption in an HIV-positive African woman
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (01-08-2003)“…A 33-year-old African woman who was HIV positive and being treated with zidovudine and zalcitabine presented with a 4-week history of a generalized pruritic…”
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Letter to the editor: Are we missing pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in ‘at-risk’ groups?
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Letter to the editor: Are we missing pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in 'at-risk' groups?
Published in Clinical medicine (London, England) (01-01-2024)“…The prevalence of EPI in PLWHIV reported in this paper compares favourably with our own experience in a study of 25 PLWHIV.2 Our seminal work demonstrating EPI…”
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Higher levels of activation markers and chemokine receptors on T lymphocytes in the cervix than peripheral blood of normal healthy women
Published in Journal of reproductive immunology (01-10-2001)“…Heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is the predominant mode of infection world-wide. To better understand sexual transmission of…”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of a treatment strategy for HIV infection using protease inhibitor monotherapy: 8-year routine clinical care follow-up from a randomised, controlled, open-label pragmatic trial (PIVOT)
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-03-2024)“…Treatment-simplification strategies are important tools for patient-centred management. We evaluated long-term outcomes from a PI monotherapy switch strategy…”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of a treatment strategy for HIV infection using protease inhibitor monotherapy: 8-year routine clinical care follow-up from a randomised, controlled, open-label pragmatic trial (PIVOT)Research in context
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-03-2024)“…Background: Treatment-simplification strategies are important tools for patient-centred management. We evaluated long-term outcomes from a PI monotherapy…”
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