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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate whether drug use affected immunological parameters, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 321 drug users. Absolute numbers of CD4+ lymphocytes and the T-cell reactivity were lower in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative people. The functional capacity of the T-cell system as measured after stimulation with a monoclonal antibody directed against CD3 was found to be strongly associated with the frequency of injecting, while no relationship was found between the frequency of injecting and the total number of lymphocytes or T-cell subsets. HIV-negative and HIV-positive drug users who had injected a mean of three times a day in the preceding 4-6 months had a T-cell reactivity which was 40-50% lower compared with seronegative and with seropositive drug users who had not injected in the preceding months. We conclude that lymphocyte reactivity is depressed by frequent injecting in HIV-negative and HIV-positive drug users.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0269-9370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Antigens, CD3, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Antigens, CD4, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Gene Products, gag, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-HIV Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-HIV Core Protein p24, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-HIV Seropositivity, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Injections, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Statistics as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Substance Abuse, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:1829366-Viral Core Proteins
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Frequent injecting impairs lymphocyte reactivity in HIV-positive and HIV-negative drug users.
pubmed:affiliation
Municipal Health Service, Department of Public Health and Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't