Measurement for Viral Reservoir and Immune Function in HIV-1-infected Patients Under Antiretroviral Therapy

Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly effective to suppress plasma viral load to below the detection limit and to restore the host immunity, thus to prolong the survival of HIV-1-infected patients remarkably. However, HIV-1 will rebound to pre-treatment levels within weeks of interruption or irregular medication. The reason why HIV-1 would not be eradicated by powerful ART can be explained by that the reservoir of latent HIV-1 in resting CD4 T cells will persistently exist even long-term suppression of plasma viral RNA. Several therapeutic approaches that aim to prevent or delay viral rebound after treatment interruption, producing a post-treatment remission or functional cure of HIV-1, are being investigated. This study is to measure the size of viral reservoir and HIV-1-specific T cell response in HIV-1-infected patients during ART to help understand the mechanism of HIV-1 persistence, then to help establish a potential policy for functional cure.

Measurement for Viral Reservoir and Immune Function in HIV-1-infected Patients Under Antiretroviral Therapy

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