Interleukin-2 increases CD4+ lymphocyte numbers but does not enhance responses to immunization: Results of A5046s

  • Hernan Valdez
  • , Ronald Mitsuyasu
  • , Alan Landay
  • , Anne D. Sevin
  • , Ellen S. Chan
  • , John Spritzler
  • , Spyros A. Kalams
  • , Richard B. Pollard
  • , John Fahey
  • , Lawrence Fox
  • , Ann Namkung
  • , Scharla Estep
  • , Ronald Moss
  • , David Sahner
  • , Michael M. Lederman

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Abstract

To ascertain whether CD4+ lymphocyte increases induced by interleukin (IL)-2 enhanced in vivo immune responses, 38 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who had received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or HAART and IL-2 for at least 60 weeks were immunized with tetanus toxoid, inactivated glycoprotein 120-depleted HIV-1, and hepatitis A and B vaccines. Despite dramatic increases in CD4+ lymphocyte counts, IL-2 did not enhance immunization responses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)320-325
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume187
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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