Morphofunctional study of blood polymorphonuclear leucocytes in HIV-Seropositive individuals
Braz. j. infect. dis
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2(6): 285-290, Dec. 1998. tab
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RESUMO
The impairment of leukocytic functions in AIDS infected individuals, where opportunistic infections are manifested, has been under study since 1985. However, controversy remains concerning leukocyte function during initial stages of HIV infection. In the context of the precarious immunologic and phagocytic defense of persons with AIDS, and the resulting difficulty they have to control microorganism invasion and oportunistic infections, examination of the host defense functions played by leukocytes in seropositive HIV persons is particularly important. To that end, our study sought to assess, during the initial stage of HIV infection, the laboratory parameters associated myeloid cells which are known to be altered during disease stage. Seventy-five (75) persons seropositive to HIV-1 (by the ELISA test, confirmed by immunofluorescence), and twenty-six (26) controls were tested. These individuals were screened by infectologists and their disease severity classified according to the Walter Reed Army Institute System. We observed that myeloperoxidase enzyme activity, superoxide anion production, and fungicidal action in homologous serum were all diminished in patients classified as WR-1, and progressively decreased in Wr-2-4. The percent phagocytizing neutrophils and the number of C. albicans phagocytized were normal in WR-1 patients, but diminished in WR-2-4. We conclude that neutrophil function is diminished in HIV-infected persons at the beginning of infection, and that the defects increase as the HIV disease progresses.
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Asunto principal:
Fagocitos
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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VIH
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Peroxidasa
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Leucocitos
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Neutrófilos
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
1998
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