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Thalidomide Helpful in Hard-To-Treat HIV Colitis
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Thalidomide appears to be an effective remedy for HIV-associated colitis refractory to standard therapies for inflammatory bowel disease, according to UK-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Fibrotic Damage by HIV Limits Immune Reconstitution in Lymphatic Tissues in Gut
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Early in the course of HIV infection, collagen deposition in gut-associated lymphatic tissues (GALT) causes greater CD4+ T cell depletion than in other lymph tissues and limits the extent of immune reconstitution that can be achieved with antiretroviral medications, according to research by scientists at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Reuters Health Information
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